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NATIONAL 


PRONOUNCING  SPMIER: 


EMBRACING 


jl    A  STBICTLY  GEADED  CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE   PItlMITIVE,  AND  THE 
I,  MORE  IMPORTANT  DERIVATIVE  WORDS  OF  THE  ENGLISH  LAN- 

GUAGE, FOR  ORAL  SPELLING;  NUMEROUS  EXERCISES  FOR 
WRITING    FROM   DICTATION;    THE    PRINCIPLES   OF 
ORTHOEPY  AND  ORTHOGRAPHY:    RULES  FOR 
SPELLING;  PREFIXES,  AFFIXES,  &c.,  &c 


BY  RICHARD   G.    PARKER,    A.M. 

AND 

J.  MADISOX  WATSON. 


A.    S.   BARNES    &   COMPANY. 
NEW  YORK  AND  CHICAGO. 


TO  TEACHERS. 

,T  ET  ths  child  oommencs  on  tbe  eighth  page,  and  first  learn  to  proconnee  promptly  a3 
Xi  the  wordii  In  each  of  tbe  respettlTe  lists  before  attempting  to  read  the  lesson  that 
follows.  The  words  In  tbe  tables  are  to  be  pronounced  &i>m  left  to  nght,  as  In  ordinary 
reading. 

The  separate  letters  of  the  Alphabet  may  be  easily  aud  ezpeditiously  taught  while  tbe 
young  pupils  are  learning  tbe  lists,  by  asking  questions  with  regard  to  the  formation  of 
words,  similar  to  the  follo-iflug:  What  letter  is  placed  after  a,  to  tarm  on/  after  an  to 
fom  and  1  before  oful,  to  form  land  1  before  land,  to  form  Hand  t  4c. 

Wben  pupils  ha-e  learned  the  word«  of  one.  two,  aud  ibree  letters,  they  ahould  be 
taught  all  of  the  letters  in  alphabetical  order,  on  tbe  sixth  page  ;  after  which  their  atten- 
tion should  be  directed  to  the  letters  of  similar  form&tlon,  as  arranged  <m  the  seTenth  page. 

Classes  should  not  be  permitted  to  leave  a  lesson  before  tb«y  can  read  it  with  ease  and 
Brecislon.  Proceeding  thus,  from  the  twenty-second  pige  they  may  take  an  ontire  list  of 
words,  and  the  Reading  Exercise  that  follows,  I'or  each  lesson,  as  It  is  simply  pre&zliig  or 
afixlng  slmgle  lettan  to  words  with  which  thay  are  aixeady  acqoalntod. 


♦  *  » 


TI^IE   NATIONAL   SERIES   OF   READERS. 


COMPLETE     IN     TWO     INDEPENDENT     PARTS. 


I._NATIONAL  SERIES. 

By  Parker  &  Watso.m. 

No.  I.— National  Primer, 
No.  a. —  National  ist  Reader, 
No.  3.  — National  21I  Reader, 
No.  4. — National  3(1  Reader, 
No.  5. — National  4th  Reader, 
No.  6.— National  5th  Reader, 

National  Elementary  Speller, 
Natioaal  Pronounciag  Speller, 


II.— INDEPENDENT  SERIES. 

Bv  J.  Madiso.n  Watson. 

Independent  Primary  Reader, 
Independent  2d  Reader, 
Independent  3d  Reac!er, 
Independent  4th  Reader, 
Independent  5th  Reader. 
Independent  £th  Re-.ider, 


Independent  Child's  Speller,  - 
Independent  Complete  Speller, 


Copyright.  1857  and  1885,  by  A.  S.  Barnes  6*  Co. 


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PREFACE. 


■at  The  Spelling-book  ought  to  occupy  a  place  in  primary  instruc- 

0^      tion  second  in  iniportauce  to  that  of  no  other  work.     We  have 
H      aimed,  therefore,  in  the  preparation  of  this  volume,  to  furnish  all 
kJ       *he  facilities  necessary  to  teach  successfully  the  orthography,  pro- 
nunciation, meaning,  and  use  of  the  more  important  words  of  the 
English  language. 

It  is  now  generally  conceded,  b}-  eminent  American  and  Euro- 
pean educators,  that  the  shortest  and  most  successful  mode  of  learn- 
ing spelling  is  by  the  et/e  ;  that  the  definitions  and  the  use  of  words, 
IT)  as  well  as  their  orthography,  are  soonest  acquired  by  frequently 
^  writing  exercises  from  dictation;  and  that  orthoepy  and  orthog- 
"~  raphy  should  be  simultaneously  taught.  This  book  has  been  pre- 
— <      pared  in  accordance  with  these  views. 

—'  In  Part  First,  containing  monosyllables  only,  the  pupil  is  taught 
to  observe  the  construction  of  words,  and  to  form  tliem  by  prefix- 
ing and  affixing  single  letters.  The  lessons  are  presented  in  the 
following  order :  Words  of  one  letter ;  words  of  two  letters,  formed 
first  by  prefixing,  and  secondly  by  afiixing,  a  single  letter  to  words 
of  one  letter;  then  follow  words  of  two  letters  only,  not  thus 
formed.  This  principle  is  then  extended  to  words  of  three,  four, 
and  more  letters.  Thus,  for  example,  by  affixing  n  to  the  word  a, 
we  have  an;  by  affixing  d  to  a/i,  it  becomes  and ;  by  prefixing  I  to 
j;;^  a)id,  it  becomes  land;  and  lastly,  by  prefixing  &,  it  becomes  bland. 
i£  The  words  are  arranged  with  regard  to  their  vowel  sounds,  in  al- 
K  phabetical  order;  and,  though  they  appear  in  columns,  they  are 
^     divided  into  paragraphs,  and  designed  to  be  read  from  left  to  right, 

as  in  ordinary  reading. 
'-  Part  Second  contains  words  of  more  than  one  syllable,  classified 
2  with  regard  to  their  formation,  their  vowel  sounds,  alphabetic 
order,  accent,  and  number  of  syllables.  Tlie  following  miscellane- 
ous exercises  are  then  introduced:  Words  pronounced  alike,  but 
differing  in  spelling  and  signification;  words  improperly  used  for 
each  other;  eftect  of  accent  in  certain  words;  rules  for  spelling; 
rules  for  the  use  of  capital  letters;  marks  used  in  written  lan- 
guage;_  names  of  persons;  prefixes,  their  meaning  and  efiect; 
prepositions  used  after  certain  words;  abbreviations;  and  words, 
phrases,  and  expressions  in  common  use,  borrowed  from  other  lan- 
guages.    Due  discrimination  should  be  used  in  determining  at  what 


0  I'RKIACK. 

stage  of  tlie  pupil's  progress  to  teach  the  miscellaneous  exercises,  as 
well  as  the  orthoepical  principles  aud  exercises  ia  the  first  part  of 
the  ho(jk. 

We  have  given  unusual  prominence  to  pronunciation,  not  only 
from  the  consideration  that,  if  neglected  in  youth,  it  will  rarely,  if 
ever,  be  learned,  but  because,  in  its  acquisition,  the  form  of  words 
is  so  impressed  upon  the  mind,  that  it  serves  as  an  important  aux* 
iliary  in  teaching  orthography.  The  system  of  classification  is  so 
comjdete,  that  a  single  word  serves  as  a  key  to  the  pronunciatioa 
and  spelling  of  an  entire  class.  By  the  use  of  numbered  vowels 
and  consonants  with  peculiar  marks,  a  list  of  which  will  be  found 
on  each  leaf,  we  liave  been  enabled  to  indicate  the  ])ronunciation 
of  every  word,  with  the  necessity  of  respelling  but  few;  and,  in 
their  syllabication,  to  exhibit  their  roots,  ])refixes,  and  a^xes. 

Great  ])ains  have  been  taken  throughout  the  work  so  to  prepare 
the  Dictation  Exercises  sus  to  familiarize  the  pupil  Avith  the  best 
forms  of  constructing  sentences;  to  teach  the  meaning  and  use  of 
the  important  words;  and  to  illustrate  the  rules  of  spelling,  the 
use  of  capital  letters,  punctuation,  abl)reviations,  &c.  Those  exer- 
cises may  be  used  in  various  ways.  The  teacher  may  read  the  sen- 
tences slowly  and  distinctly,  wliile  the  pupils  write  all  the  words, 
or  the  more  difficult  ones  only.  When  slates  are  used,  they  may  be 
expeditiously  examined  by  reipnring  pupils  to  exchange,  so  that  each 
one  shall  become  the  inspector  of  liis  neighbor's  work,  while  the 
teacher  spells  the  several  words.  All  mistakes  should  be  corrected 
by  the  pupil  who  made  them. 

It  will  be  seen,  from  tlie  explanati(m  of  our  plan,  that  this  book 
is  adapted  to  the  wants  of  all  classes  of  pupils,  without  regard  to 
the  mode  of  instruction.  Teachers  may  resort  to  oral  spelling 
only;  to  spelling  both  by  oral  and  dictation  exercises,  which  is 
preferable;  or,  in  advanced  cla'^ses,  dictation  exercises  only  may  be 
used.  Pupils,  however,  should  always  be  required  to  study  the 
lists  of  words,  and  to  pronounce  them  in  the  class,  before  attempt- 
ing to  spell,  or  to  read  and  write  the  dictation  exorcises.  This  will 
also  1)0  found  a  valuable  work,  if  used  only  to  teach  orthoepy.  In 
that  case  pujiils  should  be  required  to  study  the  lists  of  Avords,  and 
to  pronounce  them  in  the  class;  after  which,  the  reading  of  the 
dictation  exercises  will  serve  as  a  test  and  conlirmatit)n  of  their 
pnmunciation. 

Dr.  Wehstkk's  lJlCT^o^■AI:Y,  as  revised  by  Prof.  C.  A.  GooD' 
Ricn,  D.  D.,  in  1850,  has  been  adopted  as  our  standard  of  orthog- 
rdphy.  This  Avork  has  also  been  our  ])rinci])al  autliority  on  t!ie 
subject  of  prohiuiciatioti ;  tiiougii,  in  (lis|)Uled  cases,  wo  have  con- 
stantly consulted  Du.  Woucesteu's  Dictioxaky,  and  the  works  of 
B.  H.  SiiAKT,  Esq.,  the  veteran  orthoepist  of  England. 


ORTHOGRAPHY. 


Definitions. 

1.  Orthography  treats  of  tlie  nature  and  properties 
of  letters,  and  the  correct  spelling  or  writing  of  words. 

2.  The  English  Language  consists  of  fortv-three  Oral 
Elements,  or  Elementary  Sonnds. 

3.  Oral  Elements  are  the  sonnds  that,  uttered  sep- 
arately or  in  combination,  form  syllables  and  words. 

■i.  Elements  are  produced  by  diflerent  positions  of 
the  organs  of  speech,  in  connection  Avith  the  voice  and 
the  breath. 

5.  The  Principal  Organs  of  Speech  are  the  lips, 
teeth,  tongne,  and  palate. 

6.  VoiGE  IS  PRODUCED  by  the  action  of  the  breath 
upon  the  larynx.^ 

7.  Elements  are  divided  into  three  classes :  eighteen 
Tonics^  fifteen  Suhtonics^  and  ten  Atonies. 

8.  Tonics  are  pure  tones  produced  by  the  voice,  with 
but  slight  use  of  the  organs  of  speechf 

9.  SuBTONics  are  tones  produced  by  the  voice,  modi- 
fied  by  the  organs  of  speech. 

10.  Atonics  are  mere  breathings,  modified  by  the  or- 
gans o.f  speech. 

11.  Le'fi'ers  are  characters  that  are  used  to  represent 
the  Oral  elements. 

12.  The  English  Alphabet  consists  of  twenty-six  let- 
ters, viz. :  a,  b,  c,  d,  e,  f,  g,  h,  i,  j,  k,  1,  m,  n,  o,  p,  q,  r,  s, 
t,  n,  V,  w,  X,  y,  z. 


»  The  larynx  is  the  upper  part  of  the  trachea,  or  windpipe. 


8  NATIONAL   PKONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

13.  The  Alphabet  is  on^mED  into  Yowels  and  Conso- 
nants. 

14.  Towels  are  the  letters  that  usually  represent  the 
Tonic  elements,  and  form  syllables  by  themselves.  Tliey 
are  a,  <?,  /,  o,  n,  and  sometimes  y. 

15.  A  Diphthong  is  the  union  of  two  vowels  in  one 
syllable ;  as,  oi  in  oil,  on  in  oav. 

i«3.  A  Digraph,  or  impro])er  di}>htliong,  is  the  union 
of  two  vowels  in  a  syllable,  one  of  which  is  silent ;  as, 
Oil  in  lo«f.      , 

17.  A  Triphthong  is  the  union  of  three  vowels  in  one 
syllable ;  as,  eau  in  heau,  ieu  in  adieu. 

18.  Consonants  are  the  lettei-s  that  usually  represent 
either  Subtonic  or  Atonic  elements.  They  are  of  two 
kinds,  single  letters  and  combined,  viz. :  b,  c,  d,  f,  g,  h, 
j,  k,  1,  ni,  n,  p,  q,  r,  s,  t,  v,  w,  x,  y,  z;  fli  Subtonic,  th 
Atonic,  ch,  sh,  wh,  ng. 

The  term  Consonant,  literally  meaning  sounding  with,  isapplietl  to  these 
letters  because  they  are  rarely  used  in  words  without  having  a  vowel 
connected  witli  thoni  in  the  siinie  syllable,  although  their  elements  may 
be  uttered  separately,  and  -without  tiic  aid  of  a  vowel. 

10.  Cognates  arc  lettei-s  whose  elements  arc  produced 
by  the  same  organs,  in  a  similar  manner;  thus,/'  is  a 
cognate  of  -y  /  A  of  </,  &c. 

20.  Alphabetic  Equivalents  are  letters,  or  combina- 
tions of  letters,  that  represent  similar  elements,  or  sounds ; 
thus,  i  is  an  equivalent  of  e,  in  p«'que. 

Vowels. 

A  usually  represents  six  Oral  elements,  or  sounds ;  as 
in  ale,  And,  &rt,  411,  bare,  dsk. 

E  usually  represents  three  elements ;  as  in  me,  ^-nd, 
tvr. 

'Hie  element  indicated  l)y  5,  is  also  represented  by  t,  o,  w,  and  y;  na 
In  nurth,  word,  fur,  in;/rrh. 

/usually  represents  two  elements;  as  in  ice.  Inch. 


CONSONANTS.  9 

0  usually  represents  three  elements  ;  as  in  old,  on,  do. 
C^ usually  represents  three  elements;  as  in  tube,  tab, 

full. 

J",  when  used  as  a  vowel,  represents  the  same  elements 
as  //  as  in  type  (tip),  hynni  (hini). 

OU  usually  represents  one  element ;  as  in  oux.  This 
element  is  also  repi'esented  by  ow  •  as  in  nou'. 

01  and  O  Y  are  equivalent  to  a,  followed  b}'  i ;  as  in 
oi\  (Ml),  hoy  (bdi). 

Consonants. 

B  represents  one  element ;  as  in  Inh.  Before  ^,  and 
after  m,  it  is  silent ;  as  in  deZ/t,  thum^y. 

t'has  no  element  peculiar  to  itself.  It  represents  the 
sound  of  k  before- the  letters  «,  6>,  u^  /,  r,  ^,  and  at  the 
end  of  a  word,  wlieii,  in  this  work,  it  is  printed  with  a 
dot  over  it ;  as  in  cane,  cot,  cure,  click,  crank,  district, 
music.  Before  e,  «',  and  y,  it  represents  the  sound  of  s  ; 
as  in  cent,  cider,  cyst.  In  a  few  M'ords,  it  has  the  sound 
of  z ,'  as  in  suffice.  When  it  comes  after  the  accent,  and  is 
folloM'ed  by  ea,  ia,  io,  or  eons,  it  is  sounded  like  sh  /  as 
in  ocean,  social,  tenacious,  cetaceous.  It  is  silent  before 
^/  as  in  hack,  lack. 

D  usually  represents  one  element;  as  in  d\d.  At  the 
end  of  a  word,  it  is  sometimes  sounded  like  ^,  as  in 
imxad ;  and  in  a  few  words  is  silent,  as  in  serZge,  hec/ge. 

i^  represents  one  element,  as  mf'vfe.;  except  in  of. 
when  it  is  sounded  like  v. 

G  usually  represents  one  element ;  as  in  g2ig.  Before 
c,  i,  and  ?/,  it  is  usually  sounded  like  J,  and  is  marked 
thus,  g ;  as  in  gem,  gin,  gyve. 

77"  represents  one  element ;  as  in  Aome.  It  is  silent  at 
the  beginning  of  a  number  of  words,  and  after  r  aud  g  ; 
as  in  Aonor,  rAyme,  gAost. 

e/"  represents  one  element ;  as  in  Just, 

K  represents  one  element ;  as  in  Idwk,  It  is  silent 
before  n  ;  as  iu  ^nee. 


10  NA'nONAL   PRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

L  represents  one  element ;  as  in  ^i/ac.  It  is  silent  in 
many  words  ;  as  caZt",  lui/f,  taZk. 

M  represents  one  element ;  as  in  iiidXin. 

iV^ represents  one  element;  as  in  no,  on.  It  is  some- 
times sounded  like  ng.,  when,  in  tliis  work,  it  is  marked 
thus,  n;  as  in  bank,  thank,  an'ger,  fin'u;er.  It  is  silent 
after  /,  or  in^  when  it  ends  a  syllabic ;  as  in  kibi,  liym;«< 

/*  represents  one  element ;  as  in  pxpa.  It  is  silent 
before  n^  s,  and  t,  in  the  same  syllable  ;  as  in  j^neumatic, 
^salni,  prony>t. 

Q  has  no  element  pecnliar  to  itself.  "With  u,  by  which 
it  is  always  followed,  it  commonly  represents  the  sound 
of  ho,  as  in  quaff,  qnWt,  quoth ;  but  in  many  Avords 
derived  from  the  French,  it  has  the  sound  of  A" ;  as  in 
coquet,  cti^uct,  Arc. 

7?  represents  one  element;  as  in  rare,  for.  Wlieii  it 
})recedes  a  vowel,  it  may  be  trilled  ;  as  in  roll,  ronnd. 

S  usually  represents  one  element ;  as  in  save,  same. 
In  many  words  it  is  sounded  like  s  as  heard  in  s'inc, 
when,  in  this  \vork,  it  is  marked  thus,  s ;  as  in  rose,  I'ise. 
In  a  few  instances  it  has  the  sound  of  z,  as  heard  in 
azure ;  as  in  pleasure,  osier,  It  sometimes  represents 
the  sound  of  sAy  as  in  sure,  diversion. 

T  represents  one  element ;  as  in  ^ar^,  ^as^e. 

V  represents  one  element ;  as  in  -yalve,  rit'id. 

TT'' represents  one  element;  as  in  wall,  who. 

X  has  no  element  })eculiar  to  itself.  It  is  equivalent 
to  z,  at  thj  beginnini]^  of  words ;  to  /-s,  as  in  ta.r,  e.i'pect; 
to  (j2,  when  the  next  syllable  foUowini^  begins  with  an 
accented  vowel,  as  in  ea^alt,  ea'ert;  and  to  l^sh,  in  some 
words,  when  the  accent  immediately  precedes  it,  as  in 
ana^ious,  hL-rurv. 

J^,  when  a  consonant,  represents  one  element;  as  in 
yet,  yes. 

Z  represents  two  elements.  The  first  may  be  heard  in 
sest,  sine.  The  second,  in  this  work,  is  marked  thus,  z; 
as  in  azure. 


TABLE   OF   ORAL    ELEMENTSo  11 

Til  represents  two  elements.  When  a  Subtonic,  in 
this  work,  it  is  marked  tlius,  fii ;  as  in  fliis,  wifli.  As 
an  Atonic,  it  is  heard  in  tK\\\^  brea^A. 

CII  nsually  represents  one  element ;  as  in  cAange, 
mncA.  In  words  derived  from  the  ancient  langnages, 
ch  is  generally  sonnded  like  h  /  as  in  acAe,  cAasm,  scAool, 
It  freqnently  represents  the  sonnd  of  *A,  wlien,  in  this 
work,  it  is  marked  thus,  di ;  as  in  diaise,  dhivalrj, 
madliine. 

/S// represents  one  element;  as  in  ^Aame,  niar^A. 

IFi/ represents  one  element;  as  in  %'Aat,  whaw^  wJnY>. 

Table  of  Oral  Elements.^ 


1.   Tonics. 

a  or  a. 

as  in 

age, 

ate. 

bane. 

dame. 

tame. 

a  or  a, 

a 

At, 

ash. 

damp, 

land. 

lamp. 

K 

u 

art, 

arm, 

march. 

card, 

hard. 

A, 

u 

All, 

bdU, 

pawse, 

want, 

walk. 

a,^ 

u 

bare. 

care, 

flare, 

rare, 

ware. 

!'' 

ii. 

ask, 

asp. 

glass. 

dance. 

pant. 

e  or  e, 

a 

he. 

we, 

these. 

cede. 

glebe. 

6  or  e, 

(.i. 

^Ik, 

end, 

bless. 

blend, 

wSst. 

(I 

err, 

Iter, 

nerve, 

serve, 

v^rse. 

'  First  require  the  pupils  to  utter  an  element  by  itself,  then  to  pro- 
nounce distinctly  the  words  that  follow,  uttering  the  element  after  each 
word — thus  :  ^ge,  h, ;  ite,  k  ;  bine,  i,  &c.  Exercise  the  chiss  upon  the 
above  table,  till  each  pupil  can  utter  conseculivelij  all  the  Oral  elements. 
The  attention  of  the  class  should  be  called  to  the  fact  that  the  first 
element,  or  sound,  represented  by  each  of  the  vowels,  is  usually  indi- 
cated  by  a  horizontal  line  placed  over  the  letter,  and  the  second  sound 
by  a  curved  line. 

2  Theffth  element,  or  sound,  represented  by  «,  is  its  first  or  Alphabeiui 
sound,  motlificd  or  softened  by  r. 

^  The  sixth  element  represented  by  a,  is  a  sound  intermediate  between 
a,  as  heard  in  at,  ash,  and  a,  as  in  arm,  art. 

*  The  third  element  represented  by  e,  is  e  as  heard  in  end,  modified  or 
softened  by  r.  It  is  also  represented  by  i,  o,  u,  and  y ;  as  m  bird,  word, 
burn,  myrrh. 


12 


NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLKR. 


1   or 

i, 

as  in     ice 

ire. 

child. 

mild. 

■ulsc. 

1  or 

9 
1, 

"        !nl, 

:,        inch 

,     gi^-e. 

sflk, 

wing. 

6  or 

6, 

m 

I,        ode, 

bold. 

cold, 

home 

6  or 

^ 

"        6n, 

bond,    block. 

flock. 

f6nd. 

S 

"        do 

to. 

who. 

prove 

,    tomb. 

u  or  u, 

"        ciibe,      cure 

,     duke, 

dupe. 

fuse. 

ii  or  u 

"        1)U(1,       hull 

),    hush. 

h'lll. 

hunt. 

^l, 

"         full,         pflll 

,        l)Ut, 

puss. 

push 

cm, 

"       aui 

,        out, 

IWnd, 

li^j^se 

,     \oii(\. 

2.    Sub-tonics. 

J,     '' 

IS  in     JaJe, 

Jale, 

Jane, 

Jard, 

Jark. 

d, 

^ale, 

fZanie, 

<7ate. 

^i^, 

^im. 

0^ 

j/ain, 

r/ale. 

^atc. 

9^9^ 

ff^9- 

h 

^'adc, 

^'aue. 

jo'm, 

ioint, 

joht. 

I. 

/ake, 

fene, 

Zatc, 

Zet, 

Zend. 

m, 

wake, 

wane. 

wate. 

wild, 

wind. 

^N 

?ianie, 

?2ail, 

wave. 

nxiiQ, 

?iight. 

t^g^ 

hang, 

gang. 

san^. 

fiwng, 

yowng. 

r, 

race. 

rake, 

rain. 

bar. 

car. 

fli, 

fliat. 

fills. 

fJiese, 

fliose. 

Avifli. 

V, 

rail, 

-yain. 

rase. 

■yine. 

^'ice. 

w, 

?^'age. 

W2a\ 

loake, 

i^ide. 

W\&Q. 

y> 

yard, 

yes, 

yet. 

you. 

your. 

^, 

^eal, 

sest. 

sine. 

£one, 

ga.se. 

^, 

azure. 

brazier, 

ghizier. 

seizure. 

vision. 

3.     A-TONIC8. 

/ 

as 

in     /ame, 

/ane. 

/ate. 

/i/o, 

/ile. 

A, 

(( 

/^ale, 

^aste, 

//ate. 

Aark, 

i^arni. 

h 

( 

^•eel. 

Ax'cp, 

Z'it^s, 

Ain^, 

k'nk. 

v^ 

( 

]>CQp, 

jAjyo, 

^;lnni/>. 

^?ul^?, 

2n\mp. 

*, 

( 

6'anic, 

6anc, 

save, 

send. 

sense. 

t. 

t< 

^as^e, 

^ar^. 

^aughi. 

^enip^ 

Zoas^. 

ALFMABETIC    EQUIVALENTS.  13 

ih^  as  in  i!Aank,  ^/niig,  ^Aink,  tni^A,  yowth. 

ch,         "  cAase,  cAarge,  cAarni,  marcA,  muc/!. 

«A,        "  sAade,  c<fAake,  «Aauie,  ^Aall,  sAout. 

wh,        "  i^Aale,  t^Aat,  ^yAeat,  which,  white. 

Cognates. 

First  require  the  pupil  to  pronounce  distinctly  the  word  containing 
the  Atonic  element,  tlien  the  Subtonic  Cognate,  uttering  the  element 
after  each  word — thus:  Wp,  p ;  orb,  b,  &c.  The  attention  of  the  pupil 
should  he  called  to  the  fact  that  Cognates  are  produced  by  the  same 
organs,  in  a  similar  manner,  and  only  differ  in  one  being  an  undertone, 
and  the  other  a  whisper. 

Atomcs.  Slbtoxics.  , 

li/>,        p orh,      h. 

/1/e,     /. vase,    v. 

r^Aite,   wh w'ma,    ui. 

«ave,     5 seal,    2. 

^Aade,  sh azure,  z. 

cAanii,  ch j't>in?    j- 

toxt,       t did,     d. 

thing,    th fliis,     ■fli. 

^ii^^,    ^' g^g,    g- 

Alphabetic  Equivalents. 

1.   Tonic  Elements. 

For  k,  aa,  ai,  au,  ay,  e,  ee,  ea,  ei,  ey  ',  as  in  ^aron, 
gam,  gauge,  Btray,  niflge',  great,  vein,  they. 

For  a,  ai,  ua  ;  as  in  pltzad,  gt^^rant j. 

For  li,  au,  e,  ea,  ua  j  as  in  liawnt,  sergeant,  heart, 
gi^ard. 

For  a,  au,  aw,  eo,  0,  oa,  ou  1  as  in  iauXt,  hawk,  (jeorge, 
cork,  broad,  bo?<glit. 

For  a,  ai,  e,  ea,  ei  /  as  in  c\\air,  there,  ?,v:ear,  heir. 

For  e,  ea,  ee,  ei,  eo,  ey,  i,  ie  j  as  in  rt^ad,  d<?ep,  ceil, 
p<?ople,  key,  vaU'sc,  tWld. 

For  e,  a,  ai,  ay,  ea ,  ei,  eo,  ie,  u,  us  /  as  in  anj,  said, 
says,  ll<?^2d,  heifer,  leopard,  imiid.  bury,  gw^s. 


14  NATIONAL    rRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

For  e,  <'«,  «,  0,  oil,  u,  ue,  y ;  cas  in  eavx\  g/rl,  w<9rd, 
6cr)?n-gc,  bwrn,  gwtTdon,  iiiyrrh. 

For  i,  «i,  ei.,  eye^  ie,  oiy  ui,  uy,  y,  ye;  as  in  aisle,  sleiglit, 
eye,  die,  choir,  g?;/de,  huy,  iny,  rye. 

For  !,  ai,  e,  ee,  ie,  o,  oi,  u,  ui,  y  ;  as  in  captain,  pretty, 
heew,  sieve,  women,  tortwse,  hiisy,  huild,  liyinn. 

For  6,  au,  eau,  co,  ew,  oa,  oe,  oo,  ou,  ow  ;  as  in  \\aui- 
boy,  \i€au,  yeoman,  sew,  coa\,  foe,  door,  sou\,  blo?r. 

For  6,  a,  ou,  020/  as  in  wliat,  lio«/gh,  kno2(jledge. 

For  6,  eio,  oe,  oo,  ou,  u,  ui  /  as  in  grew,  slioe,  spoon, 
sou\),  rude,  iruit. 

For  u,  eau,  eu,  ew,  ieu,  iero,  ue,  ui ;  as  in  heauXx, 
ieud,  new,  ad^'ew,  \iew,  \\ue,  j  uiee. 

For  u,  0,  oe,  oo,  ou  /  as  in  love,  does,  blood,  yowng. 

For  u,  0,  0(f,  ou;  wolf,  book,  cowld. 

For  ou,  ow  /  as  in  now. 

For  oi  (Ai),  oy  /  as  in  boy. 

2.     SUBTONIC    AND    AtONIC    ElEMENTS. 

For  f,  gh,  2)h  /  as  in  couf/h,  nyni/'/t. 
Forj,  g;  as  in  gem,  gin. 

For  k,  c,  ch,  gh,  q  ;  as  in  cole,  concA,  I0UJ7A,  eti^p'net. 
For  s,  e;  as  in  eell. 

For  t,  </,  th,  phih  ;  as  in  danced,  jTAames,  ^/i^/asic. 
For  v,y",  J9A/  as  in  of,  StejyAen. 
For  y,  '/  /  as  in  pin/on. 
For  z,  c,  8,  a?  /  as  in  suffice,  rose,  xehea. 
For  z,  g,  s  /  as  in  rou^e,  o*ier. 
For  ng,  n ;  as  in  anger,  bank. 
For  ch,  t  /  as  in  fustian. 

For  sh,  c,  cQi,  s,  ss,  t ,'  as  in  ocean,  diuise,  swre,  as'6'ure, 
.inari'iul. 

SpELLixr,  BY  Sounds. 

Tlic  following  words  arc  arniiif^ed  for  an  exercise  in  ISpelliiig,  by 
flounds.  Tl)e  names  of  tJie  letters  are  not  to  l>e  given  ;  but  tlie  eletnent^ 
are  to  be  pro<liH.cd  Keiiarately,  and  then  prononnced  in  connection,  thus  : 
V  4  B  t,  pronounced  vast ;  &  1  ra— arm  .his  t — host ;  m  fl  v — ^move,  &c. 


SYLLABLES. 


15 


The  attention  of  the  pupil  should  be  especially  directed  to  silent  letters, 
or  those  that  are  not  sounded  in  words  where  they  occur.  In  the  fol- 
lowing exercise  they  appear  in  italics. 


save, 

Avave, 

fat. 

man. 

t\rm, 

part. 

Ull, 

■warm. 

pare. 

tare. 

grass. 

vast 

scene, 

glebe, 

test. 

dm, 

lier. 

fern. 

pine. 

bide, 

limb, 

ring. 

gold. 

host. 

grot. 

bond. 

move, 

prove. 

mute. 

])ure. 

dumj, 

hunt. 

iW, 

l^ush. 

loud. 

house. 

blaze. 

bland. 

glide, 

glimpse, 

brass. 

branch. 

drouth, 

grand. 

grant. 

skulk. 

spclrk, 

spend. 

stirt, 

stare. 

flash. 

flesh. 

plum, 

slide. 

frame. 

print, 

tramp, 

smash, 

strand, 

swarm. 

vein, 

cork, 

Aeir, 

said. 

girl, 

word. 

been, 

beau, 

what. 

blood, 

wolf. 

prow. 

Words. 

A  WORD  is  one  or  more  Oral  elements  or  letters  tised 
to  represent  an  idea. 

Words  are  divided  into  primitive,  derivative,  simple, 
and  compound. 

A  PRIMITIVE  WORD  is  not  derived,  but  constitutes  a  root 
from  which  other  words  are  formed  ;  as  faith,  love,  ease. 

A  DERIVATIVE  WORD  is  0116  that  is  formed  of  a  primi- 
tive, bj  the  addition  of  an  aflix  or  prefix ;  as  i\iithful, 
lovely,  disease. 

A  SIMPLE  WORD  is  ouc  that  can  not  be  di\'ided  without 
destroying  the  sense  ;  as  an,  the,  book. 

A  COMPOUND  WORD  is  formed  bv  two  or  more  words: 
as  inkstand,  bookbinder,  laughing-stock. 

Syllables. 

A  Syllable  is  a  word,  or  part  of  a  word,  uttered 
by  a  single  impulse  of  the  voice. 

A  Monosyllable  is  a  word  of  one  syllable ;  as 
home. 


16  KATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

A  Dissyllable  is  a  word  of  two  syllables ;  as  home-less. 

A  Trisyllable  is  a  word  of  three  syllables ;  as  con- 
fine-meiit. 

A  Poly'Syllable  is  a  word  oi  four  or  vwre  syllables; 
as  in-no-cen-cy^  un-in-tel-li-gi-hil-i-ty. 

The  Ultimate  is  the  last  syllable  of  a  word  ;  asful,  in 
])Ciice-J'id. 

The  Penult,  or  penultimate,  is  the  last  syllable  but 
one  of  a  word ;  as  mdk,  m  \iQacc-nuik-Qr. 

The  Antepenult,  or  antepenultimate,  is  the  last  syl- 
lable but  two  of  a  word;  Sisj}eace,  in j?<?a6'd-mak-er. 

Accent. 

Accent  is  the  peculiar  force  given  to  one  or  more 
syllables  of  a  word, 

A  mark  like  tins  '  is  often  used  to  show  which  syl- 
lable is  accented  ;  as  read'  ing,  eat'  iiig,  re  ward',  com- 
pel', mis'  chiev  ous,  vi  o  lin',  fire'-eat'er. 

In  many  trisyllables  and  polysyllables,  of  two  syllables 
accented,  one  is  uttered  with  greater  force  than  the  other. 
Tlie  more  forcible  accent  is  called  jt^Wma^'y,  and  the  less 
forcible,  secondary. 

A  mark  like  this     is  sometimes  used  to  indicate  sec- 
ondary accent ;  as,  ed'  u  ca'  tiou,  ed'  u  eate ,  mul'  ti  pb 
ca'  tiou. 


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THE  ALPHAB 

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c     o     V     y 

w 

m 

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b 

d      p     q 

S 

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X 

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*  Let  the  child  read  the  Alphabet  as  here  arranged,  from  the  left  to  the 
right,  taking  but  few  letters  for  a  lesson,  and  those  of  a  similar  form. 
Teachers  who  prefer  using  simple  words  before  teaching  the  Alphabet, 
will  find  exercises  well  adapted  to  that  purpose  on  page  19. 

2 

1 . 

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THE  ALPHABET. 

Roman  Le 

tters.     1 

Italic  Letters. 

©Iti  lEnfllisf)  Urttrrs. 

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a 

A         a 

a 

1 
a 

B 

b 

B         h 

B 

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C 

c 

C         c 

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c 

D 

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D        d 

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b 

E 

e 

E         e 

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F 

f 

F        f 

J 

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G 

g 

G         g 

(& 

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H 

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H        h 

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I 

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I         i 

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J 

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J        J 

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K 

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K        k 

K 

k 

L 

1 

L         I 

£ 

I 

M 

m 

M        m 

ill 

m 

N 

11 

N         n 

N 

n 

0 

0 

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0 

P 

P 

P        p 

IP 

V 

Q 

q 

Q       q 

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K 

r 

R          r 

R 

r 

S 

s 

S          s 

5 

0 

T 

t 

T         t 

S 

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U 

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II         u 

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tt 

V 

V 

V          V 

D 

v 

W 

w 

W         10 

111 

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Y 

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NATIONAL 

PRONOUNCING  SPELLER. 


PART  I. 

MONOSYLLABLES  CLASSIFIED  WITH  REGAKD  TO  THEIR  FOR- 
MATIO'J  AND  VOWEL  SOUNDS. 


I.    Words  of  One  and  Two  Letters. 

WORDS    OF   ONE    LETTER. 

A,   I,   O. 

WORDS  FORMED   BY  PREFIXING   A    SINGLE   LETTER   TO    WORDS 

OF   ONE   LETTER. 

Il.a ;  ho,  go,  lo,  no,  so ;  to,  do. 

WORDS   FORMED   BY    AFFIXING    A    SINGLE    LETTER   TO   WORDS 

OF   ONE   LETTER. 

Am,  an,  as,  at,  ax  (aks) ;  aA,  ay ;  if,  in,  is  it ;  of  (ov), 
on,  ox  (oks) ;  or ,  oh. 

Rp:MAINmG    WORDS    OF   TWO    LETTERS. 

Be,  he,  me,  we,  ye ;    by,  fy,  my ;    np,  ns. 


20  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLEK. 


ige,  it,  Irt,  311,  b&re,  Ssk ;  mh,  fend,  Srr ;   ice,  !n ;  6ld,  6n,  do. 
EXERCISE   IN    PRONUNCIATION.' 

a ;     am.  &n,  as,   St,  i\x  (Aks) ;  &A,  lia,  ay ;      be,  lie, 

m^,  we,  ye ;  I,     by,  fy,  my ;  if,  it,  !s,        !n ;  0, 

go,  lio,  16,  no,  so;  of   (6v),  on,  6x  (6ks);or;  to, 

do ;  us,  up. 

Heading  aiid  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  It  is  an  ox.  Go  to  it.  Am  1,  or  is  lie,  to  do  so  ?  Is 
he  on  an  ox  ?  O,  no ;  he  is  on  no  ox.  Is  he  to  go  ?  Ah  ! 
lie  is  to  go.     I  am  to  go,  if  he  be  in. 

2.  It  is  my  ax.  He  is  by  it.  Ho !  be  by  me !  He 
is  to  go  up.  He  is  of  us.  Do  we  go  up  ?  Ay,  we  do 
go  up,  if  ye  go. 

/o  ao  do  P      (^'d  Ae  an  an  oa:  F       Cy^  ^no  /    <m  /.J  on 
'fio  oa:.       Q!^J  -Ae /o   aoP'      ©-^Z  ■Aeij/oyo.      (^ am 


/o  ao,  </  /ie  4ie  m. 

2.  (g^/i>  my  cur.  S^  iJ  /a  tY.  (S^  /  ^  /?l 
'/ne/  ©fCe  u  /o  oo  <r//2.  Q/Ce  ^>  o/  ^<5,/.  ^:Zyo  tiie 
ao  u/i  F      (S^^i/j  tM  ao  ao   u/i,  ff^/'^  <70. 

II.  Words  of  Three  Letters. 

WORDS    FORMED    BY    PREFIXING   \  SINCLE    LETPER   TO  W0RD3 

OK   T^VO    LETfERS. 

1.  Bay,  day,     fay,     gay,    hay,   jay,    lay,    may,  m\y, 
piy,  ray,    say,     way ;  b:\n,  bat,     cin,  cAt,     d&m,  fan, 

'  Pupils  should  be  required  to  pronounce  each  list  of  words.  In  the 
class,  before  attempting  to  spell. 


WORDS    OF   THREE    LETTERS.  21 

mute,  up,  full. — i  as  k  :  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  azure. 

fat,  gas,    git,      liam,  lias,  hat,  jam,  man,  mat,   pan, 

pat,  ram,  ran,     rat,     sat,  tan,  tat,     tax    (taks),  van, 

vat,  wax  (waks),  yam. 

2.  For,    nor ;    eat,    she,  the ;  eye  (i),  ryd ;   bin,  b!t, 

din,  tin,     lit,       gin,    lifs,  lift,  kin,       kit,     lit,     nit, 

pin,  pit,     sin,      sit,      tit,  win,  wit ;      oioe ;  box,  con, 

fox,  wan,  was ;  two,  w\\o ;  ewe  (ju) ;     cup,    sup,   son, 

ton,  won. 

JReadlng  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Can  I  go  in  ?  He  has  my  hat.  A  fat  rat  ran  by 
me.  Did  he  lay  a  hat  on  a  pan  ?  We  sat  on  a  mat.  Say, 
is  it  wax  on  my  fan  ?  May  he  be  gay,  to  day  ?  He  has 
a  bat.     Pay  no  tax. 

2.  She  can  eat  a  bit  of  the  fat.  Did  you  say,  "  It  is 
not  fit  to  eat  ?"  She  has  a  pin  in  the  box.  Who  sat  on 
the  mat  ?  Was  it  a  cat,  or  a  kit,  or  a  rat,  or  a  fox,  or  a 
jay  ?  She  has  a  cup  in  the  box.  Do  you  eat  rye  ?  The 
ox  may  eat  the  hay  in  the  bin.  My  cat  has  a  rat.  Pat 
the  cat.  Do  not  hit  the  kit.  Was  the  rat  in  the  bin? 
Tlie  cat  may  box  the  fox.     Owe  no  man. 

m^  za?i  Vi/,  T?te.  k^ia  Ae  uiu  a  Aat  on  a  /lanP  /re 
(iaf  on  a.  rnaf.  (QTa?/^  /->  /^ ^a^r  on  'jm/  /an  P  ©ica?/ 
/.e  ■ue  aau,  /o  aa^//^     (s^e  naJ  a  'OaJ.     L^za?/,  -no  -6:10:. 

2.     (QT^ue  can  eaf  a  /if  0/  /Ae  /a/.       L:/yia  y/xu 
dau,  "(3^^j  ^no/  /i/  /o  €4ztP  (^/ne  Ar/.J  a  /tin  /n 

/Ae  Aoa:.  //<Ao  da/^  o/i  /Ae  'fnaL'^  //^(i-J  ff  a  cat,  ol 
a  Alt,  oi  a  m/,  oz  a  Aoj:,  ot  a  /ti7/.^      (^Ae  A^cut  a  cu/i 


22       '  NATIONAL    I'RONOUNCLNG    SPELLER, 

age,  it,  irt,  sill.  Lire,  Ssk  ;  mh,  Snd,  Irr  ;   ice,  !n  ;  6ld,  fin,  <I6. 

/)?  y%?  -<^^.  X^if  ^ati  eat  ^t/eP  &^Ae  oar  fn/7u  eai, 
//e  Aoy,  4>n  •///£  m//.  ©fcf/  caf  YiO-J  a  'Za/.  ^at  /Ae 
ca^.  Luyo  ??^f/ut^Ae  AiY.  //^j  /Ae  Ja/  i/i  /Aie  Ai/zP 
^y/iC  cat  '?naf^  Aoa:  /Ate  Aoa:.      Cyme  rw  ■7na7t. 

WORDS    FORMiCD    BY    AFFIXING    A    SINGLE    LKTTKIi    TO    WORDS 

OF    TWO    LKITFKS. 

1.  Ate  (jit<?),  liay,  yc^a,  bey;  niid,  j.sh,  liad,  liag; 
^we^  orb,  nor;  ant,  ask,  asj),  jW;  be<?;  b^d,  b^g, 
bSt,  lien,  men,  met,  web,  wed,  wen,  M'et,  yes,  v^t ; 
her;  ink,  inn,  its. 

2.  Or^',  do<?,  Ii6<',  16?o,  soiy,  \hw ;  of/",    oft,    dog, 
don,  dot,  god,  got,  liob,   hod,  hog,   liop,   hot,    h')g, 
lop,    lot,  nod,  not,  sob,    sod,  sop,    sot,     tod,    top; 
too ;    use,  hew,  mew,  yew ;  one  (wun),  son,    ton ;  how, 
now,  sow ;  soy,  toy. 

Reading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  An  ox  ate  wet  hay.  A  hen  ate  an  ant  and  a  bee. 
The  men  had  met  at  an  inn.  Ask  the  man  if  he  has  a 
bed.  Yes,  he  has  a  bed,  a  hat,  and  a  hen.  The  hen  is 
on  the  tow.     Tlie  ink  has  wet  the  bed. 

2.  Tlie  man  has  one  son,  and  a  dog.  Ills  son  has  a 
top,  and  a  toy  hoe,  too.  He  can  use  his  toy  hoe,  on  a 
fcod,  iu  the  lot.  A  hog  is  by  an  ash  log.  The  dog  is  not 
yet  by  the  log.  Now  the  man  has  an  ax,  he  can  hew 
the  Iojj:. 

/.     ©^n  oj-  a/e  'wet  Aw//.         ©^  Aten  ate  an  ant 

a/f(i  a  AcC.        (&y Ac  ///(//  Aaa   ?/uJ  at  f//i  /////.        ©t-jA 

/Ati  ■^/u//i   <f    Ae  AaJ   a  AtcA.  A/e-j,   Ae  AaJ  a  A£cA,  a 


WORDS    OF   THREE    LETTERS.  23 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 

/ta/^,  ana  a  Aen.       (^j/ie  Aen  ^J  on  //le  /ot^i.  (27 Ae 
€nA  naui  ^ef  /ne  'tea. 

2 .     (^ Ae  ■?nan  AaJ  one  don^  ana  a  aoy.  (S/cid 

don  /tad  a  /o/ij  ana  a  /ou  /loe,  /co.         (§/ie  can  lede 
■A(J  /o/i  uoc,  on  a  doaj  /n  /Ae  A/.       (§yc  Atoy  /j  Ay  an 

adu  Aoy.       (SfAte  cAoy  €J  '/lof  ye^  oy  /Ae  /ocf.  (Qyyo.ut 
/Ae  ^lan  Aiad  an  aa:,  Ae  can  AiCUi  /Ae  Aoy. 

REMAINING    'WORDS    OF   THREE    LETTERS, 

1.  Ace  (as),  ag^,  lu'm,    ap^;  act,  adfZ,  bad,  b&g, 
cab,  cap,  fag,  gab,  gag,    lad,    lag,  lap,  lax,  mad, 
iii&p,  nag,  nap,  pad,  pap,    rag,   rap,  Sc\d,  sap,  tag, 
tap;  ^r^,  arm,  bar,  c^r,     far,    jt\r,  ti\r;  dl/,  tiw\ 
catf',  jaw;,  \hjo^  maw;,pa?<J,   i'di<;,  sSiy,  war;  a/r. 

2.  Ear  (er),  he\^  ftv,      key,  lea,  pea,  sea,  se^, 
tea;    ebJ,  eg^,  elk,  ^nd,   fed,     fen,  get,  jSt,  keg, 
led,    l§g,  let,  ned,  nGt,    peg,    pen,  pet,  red,  s§t, 
sex,    ten,  vex;  err,  her,    fir,      sir,  bur,  cur,  fur, 
urn. 

3.  Dry,  fi^,  fly,  lii<^,     ic(%     lu',  pu^,  sliy,  sky, 
sly,     sty,  thy,  try,  vu%    \vliy,  irt^ ;  bid,  big,  did, 
dim,  fib,  fig,  fix,  g!g.   liim,  hip,  11/,  jig,  kid, 
lid,      Up,  nip,  ])ig,  Hb,    nd,     rig,  rfiu,  rip,  sip, 
SIX,      tin,  wig. 

4.  F6<?,  6ak,  oar,  «')a-t,  od^s  owe,  row,  sew,  wne; 
cob,  cod,  fob,  fog,  fop,  job,  jot,  m5b,  mop,  mb/, 
hub,  ])od,  pop,  pot,  r6b,    rod,    wad. 

5.  Few,  dew,  jew.  uew,  pew,  voiu ;  bug,  but,  cut, 


24  NATIONAL   rKOXOUNCLNG    SPELLEK. 


ige,  it,  &rt,  All.  hkre.  ask;   mi,  t'nd,  err;  Ice.  fn  ;   old,  6n,  di. 

(lug,    dun,    full,  gum,  giui,  liug,  hut,  jug,  jut,     lug, 

mud,  mug,   nun,  nut,    l)ug,  pun,  rub,  rug,  rum,  run, 

sum,  sun,     sup,  tub,    tug,  tun;  put;  out,  our,    cow, 

owl,    vow ;  boy,  hoy,  joy. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  My  son  lias  his  cap.  His  map  is  in  his  bag.  Tlie 
dog  has  his  paw  in  my  lap.  Tlie  lad  has  a  rag  on  his 
toe.  Do  no  bad  act.  Do  not  lag  by  the  way.  It  is  sad 
to  be  at  war.  A  mad  dog  bit  his  arm,  in  the  car.  I 
saw  an  ape.     He  had  his  paw  in  the  jar. 

2.  The  air  by  the  sea  M'as  raw.  Tlie  ink  on  the  eiul 
of  the  pen  was  red.  She  fed  the  cur.  lie  is  her  pet. 
Get  an  ^igg  for  the  cur  to  cat.  See  the  elk  in  the  fen. 
I  saw  ten  men,  sir.     The  net  was  on  a  peg. 

3.  Bid  the  shy  boy  eat  a  lig,  or  a  bit  of  pie.  A  pig 
and  kid  are  by  the  sty.  Why  not  try  to  fix  the  gig  for 
him  ?  A  big,  sly  fox  is  on  the  ice.  The  ape  is  ill.  He 
has  a  wig  on.     The  gas  is  dim. 

4.  Tlie  cat  is  the  foe  of  the  rat.  Tlie  oar  is  of  oak. 
I  owe  him  no  tax.  Fog  is  in  the  air.  It  was  an  odd 
job.  Kob  no  one  of  a  jot.  The  pot  is  on  the  hob.  The 
rod  is  for  the  fop.     Woe  to  him  ! 

5.  A  few  men  sat  in  the  new  pew.  You  may  put  the 
gun,  the  tub,  the  niiig,  and  the  jug  of  rum,  in  the  hut. 
Do  not  run  in  tlie  dew,  the  mud,  nor  tlie  sun.  Tlie  ])ig 
dug  \\\)  a  nut.  Joy  to  the  boy  who  put  the  rug  out  of 
our  hut.  But  now  a  bug  is  on  the  rug.  The  cow  is  by 
the  hut. 

/.     (S^/c//  don  ^ffj  //{J   ca/i.         Q/Cui  fna/t  /J  i/i 

/at/  AaJ  ti  iua  on  /nJ  /ae.        L:JJo  -no  ^aa  ac^.        L^o 


JIKADIXG    AND    DICTATION    EXERCISES.  25 

mute,  up,  full.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ri  as  ng  :  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

no/ /aa  4y.  /Ae  ^^ia>/.  (2!r't  ^J  daa  /o  'Ue  af  'mat.  ©^ 
'?nac/ aaa  ^U /itJ  aim,  i/i  /ne  caz.  @r  datu  an  a/ie. 
Q/C6  'uaa  'UiJ  /laui  in  /ueyaz. 

2 .     (Q/m  a^z  -uf/.  /Ae  dea  ^maJ  ^am.      (^y-ue  4.nu  on 
/ne  ena  r-/  /ue  /ten  'WaJ  Ua.     ©/Ae  /ea/ue  cuz.     (§/ce 
iJ  Aez  /le/.      ^e/  an  m^  /az  /Ae  cat  /o  ea/.      (S/ce  /Aie 
e/A  in  /A^ fen.      (§r  daau  /€n  -men,,  diz.     (QA-Ae  'ne^ tctad 
on  a  /le^. 

S .     J^^tct  /Ae  dAi-u  Ao4/  ea/  a  Aiy,  oz  a  Ai^/  oA  A^^^- 

(S^A'^^A  ^^/^ '^^^'^'^  -^  ^'^  *^^y-    AA'^^u  '^^o-/  /zu  /o  Ai^ 

/Ae  o<A  Ao'Z  Aiihn  P  ©r  -<w,  dAu  /^-^r  id  on  /Ate  ice. 
(^/Ae  a/ie  u  iAA.  OAAe  ^Aad  a  iiua  on.  (QAA^  aad  iJ 
ami. 

-4.  (^/le  ca/  Id  //e  Aoe  o/  //le  •^Z.  ^^Ae  oa^  iJ 
oA  oaAi.  (SA  o^ute  Aum  no  /aa;.  ©roa  ij  in  /Ae  ai'z. 
(§A/  ^/>aJ  an  oaayoA.  Jjiou  no  one  oA  a ya^.  (QAA^ 
fio/  i^i  on  //ie  Aio/i.  (oA^Aie  mcA  id  Aoz  /Ae ^/i.  AAoe 
/o  Aum  / 

.^ .  (S^A  Aean  'men  da/  in  /Ae  new  A^^^-  ^/oa 
i^nau  /u^  /Aie  gun,  /Ae  /au,  /Ae  'f?iua,  ancA  /Ate  /aa  oA 
ium,  in  /Ae  Aiu/.  ^s:Ao  'no/  ian  in  /Ate  e/eta,  /Ate 
iniicAj  noz  /Ate  dan.  (SAAte  Aiy  ^^9  <^  ^  nu/.  ^y^^ 
■&j  /Ate  Aou  wAo  /iti/  /Ate  ^iia  ou^  oA  oaz  At  a/.  J:^Ja/ 
no^m  a  Aa'^  id  on  /Ate  iag,       (Q/ne  com  id  Aa  /Ae  ■Au/. 


26  NATIONAL,    PliONOL'NCLNO    SPELLEK. 


ige,  it,  Sit,  Sll,  b&re,  ask  ;    mh,  ind,  Irr ;    ice,  In ;   old,  on,  dfl. 

III.    Words  of  Four  Letters. 

AVORDS    FORMED    BY    PREFIXING  A  SINGLE    LETTER   TO    "WORDS 
OF   THREE    LETTERS. 

1.     Ba^l,  bak',    bas*,  bray,    cag^,    cape,   cla?/,    dace, 

diile,    date,  drhy,  fdce,  fa/1,     fat<?,     flay,     fray,    gag<', 

gray,  hki\,  hat^,  ja/1,  \hce,     iiiac<?,  ma/l,    inat<?,  nail, 

nape,  pace,  page,  pazl,  pale,    pate,    pb'iy,    pray,  race, 

rage,    ra/1,  rape,  |  rate,  sage,    sale,     saH,     sate,     slay, 

sway,  tail,  tale,     tape,  tray,    vail,     vale,    wage,  wail. 

"'2.     Band,  brtm,  brat,  t-ant,  cash,  chat,    clad,  clap, 

crag,    crdm,  dash,  drag,  driin,  fact,  flag,     flap,  flax, 

gilsh,  glad,   hand,  land,  hash,  lash,  mash,  nnit7  rAsh, 

sand,  sash,    scab,   scan,  shad,  shag,  sliain,  slag,  slaj), 

snag,   snip,  span,  spat,  stag,  sw^ig,  tact,     fliat,  trap, 
■MjrApJ 

3.  Bark,  r^rt,    dark,  dart,  lann,  gape,    hark,  liirk, 
murk,  i)ark,  part,    scar,    sttir,  tart. 

4.  BAl/,  hawl,  (-Ml,  cl'Xio,  drho,  falZ,      ilatvJ  gal 
hall,  nvkll,  pdlZ,    tall,  walZ,  want,  wai-m,M-Art, 

5.  ]>ai-e,  bear,    care,  dare,  fair,     fare,     hazr,   hare, 
lair,  \)an;  \)are,   ])ear,  raiv,  tare,     tear,     ware,  wear. 

'».     Bask,  cask,   gasp,  hasp,   las*,     mas.-?,  i)ant,  pass, 
4  I  Asp,    task,    waft. 

7.  Beat,]  dear,  fear,  feat,     feel,     fl^a,     flee,     g^ar, 

iiear,  h^-at,    heel,  here,  meat,  near,    neeift,    peat,   p(^el, 

plea,  reel,     sear,  seati  seel,  /    tear,     teat,     year. 

S.  Ii(M/,    bc'-nd,  blM,  brW,  fled,     m(''nd,  rcMid,  sel/, 

send,  bled,     tend,  6ic'n,  w^nd,  when,  yelk. 


WOKDS    OF    FOUli    LKTTER3.  27 


mute,  up,  full. — 6  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

9.  I>ict',   diivj    flir,     liir<',     iiiict',   inir<?,    iiicr,  nc<?, 
sirg,     tirt^,      vict',    wire'. 

10.  B!l/,     brim,  chip,  cliit,     clfj),     crib,|  drip,  fllZ, 
flip,     flit,  /    gl\l,\    gnm,  grip,    hill,      Idl/,      kink,  link, 
niilZ,    niiilk,  pil/,     jiink,  prim,  ship,    skin,    gilZ,  sink] 
slid,     slip,     slit,      snip,  spin,    spit,     till,       tink,  ftis, 
trip,     trim,    twin,  tM'it,   whim,  whip,  whit,   ^vilZ,  wind, 
wink. 

11.  Blbwlhoat,  l)6dg,  bon^,  bor^,    h6w\  coat,  code, 
c6n«,V  core,    crow,  flow?,    fore,     {our,    glow,  goat,  gore, 
grow,  hoar,  hone,  lone,    lore,     mode,  moat,  more,  pore, 
powr,  roar,    r6de,j  show;,  slow,    snow,  soak^  bbar,  sore, 
soz^n,  stow,   tone,    tore,    wore,   zone. 

1 2.  Blot,    chop,  clog,    clot,     dof/",    flog,    flop,  gone,  j 
16ft,     plot,    shop,  scot,    shot,    slop,     soft,     si)ot,  stop, 
trot,     swan,  swad,  wand,  wash,  wasp,  what, 

13.  Chew,  fuse,    muse,  spew,  your.j 

11.  Chub,  chum,dor.e,  drum,  drub,  grub,  grum,  pluii; 
scud,   shut,    slug,    spun,  stfin. 

15.  Bout,  brow,  cowl,  fowl,  Aour,  howl  lout,  (  plow, 
pro\v,  pout,   rout,    scow,  sour,    trow. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Zeroises. 

1.  Praj  do  not  plaj  on  the  bale  of  hay.     Did  the 
man  fail?     Yes;  he  is  in  jail,  for  he  can  get  no  bail.' 
Slay  not  the  gray  rat,  in  the  cage.     Tlie  rail,  pail,  nail, 
tray,  vail,  tape,  and  lace  are  for  sale.     Let  the  mate  see 
the  sail  sway.     His  face  is  pale. 

2.  The  lad  is  clad  in  fur.  He  has  a  flag,  and  a  new 
band  for  his  hat.     Hand  the  bran  to  the  stag.     Did  )ie 


23  ^'ATIONAL    PEONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

ige,  4t,  i.rt,  411,  Mre,  &sk  ;    m^,  Snd,  Sir  ;   Ice,  In ;   6ld,  6n,  d8. 

slap,  snap,  or  lash  the  cow  ?    Do  not  drag  the  trap  in  the 
sand.     He  is  glad  to  pay  cash  for  the  flax  on  that  land, 

3.  Hark,  it  is  the  lark.  Mark,  he  is  in  the  park.  See 
the  star  in  the  dark.  The  lad  that  ate  the  tart,  did  gape. 
The  dog  on  the  farm  did  bark  by  the  cart.  A  part  of 
the  dart  hit  his  arm.     He  has  a  scar, 

4r,  Did  the  tall  lad  play  ball  in  the  warm  hall  ?  A 
flaw  is  in  the  wall,  and  it  may  fall.  The  maul  is  in  the 
yawl.  Call  the  cat.  Do  not  bawl,  if  she  draw  her  claw 
on  his  arm. 

5.  Dare  to  face  the  bear  in  his  lair.  Pare  a  pair  of 
rare  pears.  Let  him  care  for  the  lad  that  has  fair  hair. 
Tlio  bare  lad  mav  wear  the  fur  of  the  hare. 

G.  The  hiss  has  a  task.  The  cask  is  on  the  sand.  See  the 
dog  bask  in  the  sun,  and  gasp,  and  pant,  as  you  pass  by. 

7.  My  dear,  do  not  fear  to  be  near  that  neat  boy  on 
the  seat.  Do  you  feel  the  cut  on  your  heel  ?  The  heat 
may  peel  the  bark.     The  new  year  is  here. 

8.  Mend  the  sled,  and  then  sell  it.  Bend  the  bow 
and  rend  the  hat.  When  can  you  send  the  bell  ?  The 
dog  in  the  trap  fled,  but  his  i)aw  bled. 

0.  Do  not  hire  the  dice.  The  dos:  is  in  the  mire.  It 
was  a  dire  vice.  Tlie  wire  and  tire  are  in  the  fire. 
Mice  cat  the  nice  rice. 

10.  See  the  mill  on  this  hill.  Do  not  spit  on  the  bill. 
Kill  the  mink,  but  do  not  slit  his  skin.  Did  the  ship 
sink  ?  "Will  you  whip  the  top  till  you  spin  it?  Fill  the 
cup  up  to  the  brim,  but  do  not  slip  and  let  it  di-ip. 

11.  I  tore  the  coat  that  1  wore,  in  the  boat.  A  bone, 
and  the  core  of  a  pear,  are  in  the  bowl,  See  the  lone 
crow  soar  ni)  in  the  skv.  Four  lads  rode  the  slow  nas 
in  the  hoar  snow.     AVill  the  ijoat  gore  the  na"-^ 

12.  Do  not  ]>lot  the  page.     The  lad  has  gone  to  the 


WORDS    OF   FOUR    LETTERS.  29 

mute,  up,  flu. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  3  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  {his  ;  azure. 

sliop.    Stop  tlie  nag,  if  he  trot,   "Wliat  do  yoii  want  ?    Tlie 
boy  shot  the  swan  on  tliis  spot.     Do  not  wash  in  tlie  slop. 

13.  Chew  3"our  meat.  Fuse  the  wax.  lie  is  no 
muse. 

14.  A  plug  is  in  the  drum.  The  job  is  done.  Did 
your  chum  shut  the  door? 

15.  Tlie  plow  is  on  the  brow  of  tlie  hill.  A  scow  is 
a  boat,  but  it  has  no  ])row.  A  dog  did  howl  for  an 
hour.     Do  not  pout,  if  the  pear  is  sour. 


WORDS    FORMED    BY    AFFIXING   A   SINGLE    LETTER    TO    WORDS 

OF  TUREE   LE'lTTERS. 

1.  Jjlme,   cau^,     dam<?,   lade,  mad(?,  mane,  pane, 
vane,    wade,   wane,   they ;   bang,  bank,\  bade,  dam;i, 
damp,  fang,     hath,    pang,    rank,  rang,  tank ;  barb, 
bard,     barn,    card,     carp,    marl ;  ward,  Avarm,  warp, 
form,    forkv    bath. 

2.  Here,   mete,    lead,     leaf,  le«k,  le«n,  le«p, 
peak,   peal,     seal,     seam, .  team,  feed,  feet,  seed, 
seek,     seem,    fhee ;    shed,/  tent,  tliem,  went ;  Aerb, 
herd,    earl,      earn,    firm,     burn,  curb,  curd,  curl, 
furl. 

3.  Bide,    bind,    bite,      died,  dime,  dine,  find/ 
tme,      hide,     kind,    kite,      pied,  |  pine,  pint,  ride, 
ripe,     site,      tied,     tine,  -   wind,  wine ;  ding,  hiss, 
king,    pith,     sing,     tint,  I    wing,  wind,  Avitii. 

4.  Cote,     d6te,f    ford,      fort,  hope,  mope,  note, 
oath,    pope,    rope ;    whom,  tool,  toot. 

5.  Cube,   cure,     huge,     tiibe,  tune,  lien,  newa 
view ;  fund,  i  hump,  rung,     runt,  sung,  sunk. 


30  NATIONAL    PKONOL'NCLNa    Sl'ElXER. 


igc,   At,  alt,   dll,   baro,    "isk ;    1116,   &nil,   err ;    Ice,   in  ;    old,   on,   do. 

Heading  and  Dictation  JixercLse^: 

1.  The  card  is  damp.  Tliey  rang  the  bell.  AVill  the 
vane  turn,  on  the  barn?  I  warn  you  that  tlie  tang  has 
bane  in  it.  He  bade  thcin  wade  in  the  sea,  and  hide 
the  boat.  The  dame  liath  a  cane  that  is  made  in  the 
form  of  a  fork. 

2.  Here  is  a  leak  in  tlie  seam  of  the  boat.  The  lean 
goat  will  leap  from  the  peak.  Lead  the  team  to  the 
shed,  and  feed  them.  The  herd  cat  the  leaf  of  the 
herb.  I  will  seek  tliee,  in  the  tent.  Seem  to  be  lirm 
to  the  earl,  but  curb  your  ire  if  it  burn. 

3.  The  wing  of  the  bat  is  not  pied.  He  died  by  the 
bite  of  an  asp.  He  tied  his  kite  to  a  pine.  If  you  hide 
the  ripe  pear,  I  will  Ihid  it.  Sing  for  the  kind  king,  if 
he  ride  by  the  sea.  You  can  dine  for  a  dime,  if  you 
bide  at  the  iine  liut  witli  me. 

4.  By  whom  was  tlie  rope  cut,  with  this  tool  ?  I  hope 
vou  will  note  him.  I  can  not  dote  on  liini,  if  he  use  an 
oath.     Do  not  mope  when  you  ford  the  rill  by  the  fort. 

5.  A  huge  tub  is  siudv  in  the  mud.  She  will  get  bad 
news,  in  lieu  of  the  fund.  She  sung  the  tune  with  the 
view  to  cure  me. 

REMAINING    WORDS    OF   FOUR    LKTTERS. 

1.  Lab^,  bukd,  bas<?,  cake,  cam<?,  ckve,  fad^, 
fanii?,  gam<?,  gavv',  gaz^?,  hazt',  jiuh^,  lak<?,  lam^^ 
lant',  niak^',  nuW,  lu'iui*?,  pav^',  I'ak*',  raw,  sake, 
safe,  same,  eliue,  sjinv,  stay,  lake,  tame,  viW, 
Wiik<?,  waw,  biu't,  ga/'i,  pa/n,  va/n,  wa/t,  rein, 
veil,  vein. 

2.  B&ck.   bing,  bl'd),    brad,    bran,    cAlx,     camp, 


W(^RD8    OK    FOUR   LETTERS.  til 

mfitc,  up,  fall. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  li  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  <3i  as  sli ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

chap,  clam,    clan,     cral),  dank,    drab,    giing,    hade,/ 

hang,  hahlv,    havt?,    janiJ,  ladv,     lamJ,    lani}),   laiik, 

pack,  plan,     plat,     sack,  sang,      sank,  scab,     slab, 

slam^  swam,  tack,     thfm,  '  vamp. 

3.  Alms  (amz),  ba^m,  cklf,  ca^m,  darn,  g&rb, 
ha^f,  hard,  harm,  harp,  lard,  mart,  pfiZm,  yard, 
vani. 

4.  Ba^k,    halt,     malt,  salt, '    taZk,     wa/k,    ca-wl, 
c^wf,  da?/b,   liai^l,    la*«l,  mawl,   d-Xwn,  fai^n,   gnkw^ 
luWk,  la-M^n,    pa?<:;n,  thait',  born,    cord,     cork,     corn, 
fork,  horn,    lord,     lorn,  morn,  sort. 

5.  Cast,    haft,     lath,  last,      mast,    past,     path, 
raft,  vast,     -svaft. 

C.  Ced(?,    mere,    bead,  beak,    bean,\  deal,     each, 

eas^,  east,     heap,   lead,  leak,     lean,     leap,     meal, 

peal,  read,    ream,  reap,  seal,     team,    veal,     weak, 

zeal,  beef,  \  beer,     deed,  deem,   deep,    feed,     feet, 

flee,  free,     glee,     heed,  keel,     keen,    keep,    knee., 

meek,  meet,    need,    peep,  reed,     reef,f    reek,     r^el, 

v^er,  weed,   week,  weep,  bier,     fief,      mien,  pier, 
t^er. 

T.  Beck,   belt,     bent,  b5st,     clef,      deit,     deck, 

dent,  desk,'  e^^ch,     felt,  held,    helm,   help,    jfet, 

kept,  left,      lent,     less,  lest,      mesh,   melt,    mes-s,' 

neck,  nest,     next,    peck,  pelf,      reck,     rent,     rest, 

sect,  self,      sent,     sped,  stem,    step,     tret,      text, 

vest,  weft,    weld,    wept,  west,    yelk,     dead,    deaf, 

head,  lead,     read. 

8.  Fern,    germ,  j"'rk,  i>ert,     serf,      term,    verb, 

wert,  dirk,     dirt,      gird,  girl,      girt,  (    kirk,     stir, 


32  NATIONAL    I'KONOUNCINO    SPELLER. 


ige,  4t,  art,  all,  bare,  ask  ;   ni^,  Snd,  err ;   Ice,  in  ;    6l(l,  611,  t!6. 

word,  work,  M'orm,  blur,  burn,  liurl,  shir,  spur, 

surd,  surf,      turf,  turn,  urgg. 

9.  Dike,    div6,  fif^,  filg,  five,  ■  high,  bind, 
liive,  lif(3,       lik<3,  lime,  line,  mild,  mile,  mlnu, 
mine,  nigh,    nine,  pike,  pile,  pip<?,  ride,  rind, 
ripe,  rise,!     rive,  side,  &lgh,  si^n,  size,  tide, 
tile,  time,     vile,  vine,  wide,  wife,  wild,  wile, 
wipe,  wise,     lyre,  type. 

10.  Chin,  disli, '  disk,  dint,  film,  fisli,  fist, 
frit,  gift,  gilt,  glib,  gr!n,  grit,  liilt,  bint, 
incb,  itcli,  khs,  Ynnlf,  lift,  lint,'  lisp,  list, 
milk,  milt,  mint,  mhs,  mist,  niek,  pick,  (put, 
ricb,  riek,  rift,  ring,  risk,  sliin,  siek,  sifi:, 
silk,  skip,  I  slim,  emit,  swim,  tliin,  tiek,  lilt, 
v/liig,  Avbiz,    wiek,  wilt,  wish,  wisp,  lynx,  mytli. 

11.  Botb,    colt,  C;6mh,  cope,  cove,  dolt,  [  dome, 
dose,  doze,    bole,  liome,  bost,  bove,  joke,  jolt, 
lobe,  mole,    most,  mote,  pArk,  jxMe,  polZ,  port, 
post,  robe,     roU,  \  rope,  rove,  st6^o,  toll,  torn, 
vote,  worn,   wove,  yoke,  co«l,  cortx,  fo«l,  foam, 
goal,  boax,    load,  loaf,  loam,  moan,  road,  "^  roam, 
soap,  toad,    doer,  sowl. 

12.  Bond,  cost,  crop,  dork,  dol/,  drop,  font, 
frog,  bock,  lock,  loft,  lolZ,  long,  b''S'*«',  lost,' 
mock,  moss,  motb,  ])1'k1,  ])ond,  ])r6p,  rock,  sock, 
Boft,  Bong,    toss,  tost. 

13.  Lose,    move,  tomJ,  womJ,  boom,  hoon,  boor, 
hoot,  cool,     cooin,  coop,  coat,  doom,  food,  fool, 
lioof,  lioop,    boot,  l(K>f,  l(V>m,  loon,  loop,  mood, 
moon,  nook,    pool,  rood,  roof,  room,  root,  tool, 


READLSTG   AND   DICTATION   EXERCISES.  33 

nitite,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 

woof,    rudd,     ruk,  ruse,  brew,  drew,  crew,  grew. 

14.  Duke,  dupe,  fume,  June,  lute,      mule,  mute, 
blue,    flue,      glue,  cliew,  clew,  flew,     A'new,  slew, 
stew,    suit. 

15.  Buck,  bu^,  bulb,  bulk,  bump,  bung,  buss, 
bust,!    buz2,    cuf/*,  cull,  club,  duek,    duct,  dulZ, 
dumJ,  dusk,    flux,  fuss,  glut,  gulf,     gulZ,  gush, 
Imty,    hulk,    hul^,  hung,  huntj  hush,   jump,  just, 
luck,     lu.ff,     lul/,  lump,  much,  muck,  muff,  mulZ, 
mush,  musk,  nulZ,  numj,  plum,  puff,    pulp,  j^ump., 
ruskjl    scum,   shun,  slut,  snug,  stud,     stun,  suck, 
swum,  flius,     tuck,  tuft,  tush,  tusk,     dove,  love. 

16.  Bul^,  full,  pulZ,  push,  wolf,  book,  cook, 
foot,  good,  hood,  hook,  hoop,  look.,  soot,  took,( 
wood,  wool. 

17.  Loud,  noun,  fliou,  oust,  down,  fowl,  gown, 
town. 

18.  Boil,     coil,  coin,  foil,  loin,     join,  oiut, 
roil,      soil,      toil,  void. 

Reading  and  D'wtation  Exercises. 

1.  Let  her  take  the  maize  and  bake  a  cake  for  the 
babe.  A  haze  came  on  the  lake,  and  the  stars  did  fade. 
In  vain  he  gave  the  rein  to  you,  for  he  did  jade  and  lame 
tlie  nag.  For  the  sake  of  his  dear  name,  oh  wake  to  fame! 
Stay,  O  wave,  and  let  me  gaze  on  thee !  Rake  the  hay, 
in  the  lane,  by  the  cave.     'Tlie  sane  man  is  safe. 

2.  He  hit  the  brad  and  tack,  with  the  back  of  the 
adz.  The  cliap  ate  a  clam  and  a  crab.  The  lamb  has 
the  scab.  The  lamp  and  sack  are  in  the  drab  hack. 
The  lank  lad  swam  on  a  slab.    Tlie  gang  sang  in  the  camp. 


34  NATIONAL   PRONOUNCING    SPELLER, 

ige,  kt,  art,  ill,  b^ie,  ask  ;   mh,  6nd,  err ;   ice,  fn  ^  6ld,  on,  d3. 


3.  Here  grow  the  balm  and  the  pahn.  The  lard  is 
not  hard.  Do  not  harm  the  calf  in  tlie  yard.  Slie  can 
darn  lier  garb  with  yarn.  Give  her  half  the  alms,  if  she, 
play  on  the  harp. 

4.  Wlien  yon  walk,  do  not  halt  to  talk.  Salt  put  on 
ice,  will  make  it  thaw.  Tlie  dawn  of  day  is  part  of  the 
morn.  What  sort  of  corn  will  yon  have  ?  Tlie  rat  will 
gnaw  the  cake.  Tic  the  hawk  with  the  cord.  Use  your 
fork,  when  you  eat.     See  the  fawn  play  on  the  lawn. 

5.  Tlie  raft  was  made  into  lath.  Do  not  cast  the 
liaft  of  the  fork  into  the  path.  The  last  wind  did  waft 
the  boat  out  on  the  vast  sea.     Tlie  mast  fell. 

6.  Deal  in  a  fair  way.  Tliis  meat  is  beef.  You  can 
read  this  page  with  ease.  Tlie  sky  in  the  east  is  red. 
The  man  can  not  be  seen  this  week.  He  is  weak  in  the 
knee.  Tlie  ship  on  the  reef  has  a  leak  near  its  keel. 
Reaji  the  rye  and  put  it  on  this  heap. 

7.  Tlie  boy  was  led  to  the  head  of  the  next  class. 
He  kept  his  best  pen  on  the  left  of  the  desk.  Is  the 
hen  dead  in  her  nest?  He  ate  the  yelk  cf  the  egg. 
Tlie  lad  lent  his  best  vest.  Melt  the  rest  of  the  ice. 
She  sent  the  lass  to  pay  the  debt.  He  hit  his  head,  as 
he  fell,  on  the  deck.     She  wept,  for  her  son  is  dead. 

8.  The  germ  of  the  fern  is  in  the  dirt.  Jerk  the 
pert  lad,  if  he  stir.  The  term  verb  means  a  word.  Can 
the  girl  kill  the  worm  with  a  dirk?  AVork  on,  and  if 
the  tire  burn,  hurl  it  off.  Turn  the  nag  on  the  turf,  and 
urge  him  on  with  a  Ppur. 

9.  Do  you  like  that  fife  of  mine?  Nine  wise  men 
and  five  boys  were  oji  the  dike,  at  high  tide,  llise  and 
ride  to  the  inn  \\itli  the  sign  of  the  lyre  by  its  side.  Do 
not  go  nigh  the  vile  pipe. 

10.  Tlie  miss  put  the  fish  into  the  dish.     Tlie  dirk 


READING    AND    DICTATION    EXERCISES.  6o 


mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  {his  ;  azure. 

with  tlie  gilt  liilt  was  tlie  gift  of  a  rich  man.  He  was 
thin  and  weak,  for  he  had  been  sick.  Do  yon  wish  that 
yon  had  a  silk  robe?  Ring  the  bell  for  a  pint  of  rich, 
new  milk.     Do  von  wish  to  swim  ? 

11.  Bnj  a  comb  for  both  of  the  lads  at  home.  Let 
the  colt  have  more  rope,  that  he  may  roll  in  the  roacL 
Can  he  stow  the  load  of  coal  in  the  hall  ?  Have  you  a 
mote  in  your  eye  ?  Most  of  us  know  it  to  be  a  joke. 
The  pork  was  on  a  pole  by  the  post.  Get  the  soap  and  a 
loat  at  the  next  door. 

12.  "What  did  that  bond  cost  ?  Did  you  drop  the  doll 
in  the  dock  ?  A  frog  is  in  the  pond.  See  the  soft  moss  on 
the  rock.     A  moth  ate  my  sack.     She  sung  a  long  song. 

13.  Do  not  move,  for  fear  you  may  lose  the  tool. 
The  rude  crew  cry  for  food.  The  twig  grew  from  the 
root  of  an  ash.  The  cool  pool,  by  that  nook,  is  dry.  I 
saw  the  moon,  from  a  room  near  the  roof. 

Itt.  The  duke  knew  it  was  the  last  day  of  June. 
Tlie  mute  lad  on  the  mule  can  play  on  the  lute.  If  she 
stew  the  fish,  and  it  suit,  chew  it  well.  The  lad  with 
the  blue  cap  slew  the  hen,  as  she  flew  by. 

15.  Do  you  love  to  suck  the  pulp  of  a  plum  ?  Dull 
boy  !  why  do  you  thus  sit  dumb  ?  Cull  a  club,  and  stun 
or  numb  the  boar,  but  shun  his  tusk.  He  had  good 
luck,  near  dusk,  in  his  hunt,  for  he  shot  a  buck,  a  gull, 
two  doves,  and  four  ducks. 

16.  Look  !  the  wolf  has  his  foot  in  a  trap.  The  good 
cook  got  her  hood  full  of  soot.  She  put  by  the  book, 
the  liook,  the  hoop,  the  wood,  and  the  wool. 

17.  Thou  wert  not  in  town  when  I  wore  that  gown. 
Wlien  I  shot  the  fowl  it  fell  down. 

IS.  Boil  the  loin.  Do  not  foil  him,  if  he  try  to  coil 
the  rope.     Pay  liim  tlie  coin,  if  he  toil  on  the  A^oid  soil. 


36  NA'nONAL    rKONOUNCINO    SPKLLEK. 

kge,  At,  Irt,  ill,  b5,ie,  &sk ;   m&,  &nd,  §rr ;   ice,  in ;   6ld,  on,  d5. 

IV.  Monosyllables  of  more  than  Four  Letters 

MONOSYLL2VBLES A   IN    AGE. 

1.  Basi<?,  \)afih<?,  blade,  blame,   blaze,     brace, 
brake,  brave,  braze,  cliafe,  cliange,  chase,     chaste, 
crane,  crape,  crate,  crave,  craze,     drake,'    flake, 
flame,  frame,  glade,  glaze,  grace,     grade,    grange. 
grape,  grate,  grave,  graze. 

2.  Haste,  X'nave,  laflie,  paste,     phrase,  place, 
plague,  plane,  plate,  prate,  quake,    range,    scale, 
scrape,  shade,  shake,  shame,  shape,    shave,    skate, 
slake,  slate,  slave,  snake,  space,     spade,    spake, 
stage,  stake,  state,  stave,  strange,  swaflie,  vagwe. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 

3.  Braid,  brain,  chain,  diaise,  claim,  drain, 
faint,  faith,  flail,  frail,  grain,  paint,  i)lain, 
plaint,  plait,  praise,  quail,  quaint,  raise,  saint, 
snail,  sprain,  stain,  strain,  strait,  taint,  trail, 
train,  trait, ''  twain,  waist.  Gauge.  Spray,  stray. 
Break,  great,  steak.  Deij/n,  c'lg/it,  c\(j/it\\,  feint, 
frei(//tt,  nei^A,  rei^n,  skein,  weiyA,    weight. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Baste  the  drake,  or  .a  brace  of  birds,  on  the  grate. 
Cluinge  the  frame,  or  braze  and  glaze  it.  Did  the  bravo 
br>y  graze  the  crape  on  the  grave  man's  liat,  with  hi.s 
keen  blade?  Did  you  chase  the  crane  in  tlic  glade,  near 
the  grape  vines?  Do  not  blame  me,  O  chaste  Grace,  if 
the  flame,  or  blaze,  bui-n  your  hand. 

2.  Did  the  slave  spade  a  place  with  liia  spade?    The 


MONOSYLLABLES — :A    IN    AT,  37 


mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  h  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 

knave,  as  he  spake,  did  take  the  plate,  scale  the  wall, 
and  bear  it  to  the  shade.  Do  not  shake  for  shame,  but 
take  a  stave,  or  stake,  in  haste,  and  slay  that  strange 
snake.  Do  not  plague  the  girl  with  vague  fear ;  but,  if 
there  is  space,  let  her  place  the  paste  on  the  range. 

3.  Plait,  or  braid  her  hair.  Deign  to  praise  the  frail 
lad  with  a  weak  brain.  Weigh  the  eighth  skein  of  yarn. 
Break  the  flax  with  a  brake.  Tlie  weight  of  the  freight 
is  eight  tons.  Raise  the  great  flail  and  beat  the  grain, 
but  do  not  strain  or  sprain  your  arm.  If  he  claim  the 
quaint  old  chaise,  do  not  stain  or  paint  it. 


MONOSYLLABLES A   IN    AT. 

1.  'Badge,  hatch,  \  black,  bland,  blank,  brack, 
brand,  brash,  catch,  champ,  cAasm,  clack,  clamp, 
claiik,  clash,  crack,  cramp,  crank,  crash,  drank, 
flang(?,  flank,!  flash,  frank,  gland,  grand,  ha^ch, 
^nack,  lapse,  latch,  manse,  mai!ch,  paz^ch,  plank, 
plant,  plash,     prank, 

2.  Quack,  scalp,     scamp,  scant,     scrap,)  scratch, 
shalZ,  shalt,      shrank,  slack,     slash,     smack,  smash, 
sna?!ch,  spasm,  splash,  sprang,  stack,     stamp,  stand, 
strand,  strap,     thank,    thatch,  thrash,\  thwack,  track, 
tract,  tramp,  twang,  -z^rack. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 
1.  Tlie  man  had  a  black  badge  on  his  arm.  Will  the 
frank  lad  catch  cold  this  bland  day?  Tlie  crank  fell, 
with  a  crash,  into  a  chasm.  Hear  the  nag  neigh  and 
champ  his  bit.  Lift  the  latch  of  the  grand  old  manse. 
Did  you  hear  the  clash  and  see  the  crack  in  the  ice, 
when  the  plank  fell  ? 


38  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 


ige,  at,  Sit,  ill,  hhre,  S.sk  ;    mh,  Snd,  ^ir  ;    ice,  In  ;   eld,  !>n.  dS. 


2.  He  is  a  quack  and  a  scamp.  Da  not  thw.ick  nor 
fhrasli  him,  if  he  splash  you.  You  shall  not  s;iatch  the 
dish  nor  smash  it.  As  the  dog  sprang  at  the  cat,  she 
did  scratch  him.  A  stack  of  hay  did  stand  by  tho  strand. 
I  will  thank  you  not  to  stamp  nor  track  in  that  room. 


MONOSYLLABLES A    IN    ART. 

1.  B^rg^,  b&flis,  chrve,  charg<?,  charm,  chart, 
czar,  farc<3,  gfip<')  i/'n^rl^  harsh,  larch,  larg^, 
larve,     march,  marsh,  parch,    jvars^,     paths,  quaZm. 

2.  Scarf,  scarp,     shard,    shark,    sharp,  smart, 
snarl,     spark,  sparse?,   stanch,  starch,   stark,  start, 
starve,/  ^^?ratll. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 

3.  Craunch,  daunt,  draught  (draft),  Haunt,  gaunt, 
haunch,  haunt,  jaunt,  laugh  (IS-f),  launch,  taunt, 
vaunt.     Heart,      hearth.  Guard. 

Reading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Tlie  large  barge,  near  the  baths,  is  in  my  charge. 
Have  you  a  chart  of  the  paths  in  the  marsh?  That 
harsh  man's  gape  and  qualm  arc  no  ftirce.  Has  the 
inarch  a  cliarm  for  the  czar  ? 

2.  Put  the  scarf  on  the  cut,  if  it  smart.  The  shark 
and  shard  are  fisli.  Do  not  start,  if  he  go  stark  mad. 
To  gnarl  is  to  snarl  and  show  wrath. 

3.  Do  not  daunt  the  gaunt  dog,  if  he  craunch  a  bone. 
On  your  jaunt  do  not  flaunt  nor  vaunt.  Do  not  laugli 
at  him,  nor  taunt  him.     Guard  your  heart  and  hearth. 


MONOSYLLABLES — A    IN    ALL. 

1.    ChdZk,    dwiirf,  fAls<?,  qudrt,  ecilld,  smalJ,  squ^l/, 


MONOSYLLABLES A    IN    ALL. 


39 


mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli ;  ftis  ;  azure. 

staZk,        stalZ,  sward,  swarm,  swart,  swaflis,  thwart,  waltz, 
warmth,  wharf. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 
Aii^At,     caught,     caus6',       clause,      fault, 

naught,    paunch,   pause. 
Brawl,      brawn,     crawl. 


2. 
fraud. 


saiic^, 

drawl, 

squaw, 

3. 
north, 
thorn, 
ou^At, 


fraught,  gauze^ 

taught,  vault, 

drawn,  scrawl, 
straw. 


shawl,      spawn,     sprawl, 


gorge,' 


gorse. 


horse, 
storm, 


Broth,  cloths, 

scorch,  scorn,/  short,  snort, 

torch.  Broad.  Thought,  brou^At,  fou^At, 

sought,  trough  (traf),  thouyAt. 

Reading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1 .  Did  the  small  dwarf  squall  for  the  chalk  ?  Scald 
a  quart  of  milk.  A  swarm  of  bees  is  on  a  tall  stalk 
near  the  stall.  The  warmth  will  dry  the  swaths  of  hay 
on  the  sward,  near  the  wharf. 

2.  Is  it  my  fault,  if  the  squaw  has  not  been  taught 
how  to  wear  a  shawl  ?  Pause  with  your  scrawl,  for  a 
fraud  is  fraught  with  naught  that  is  good.  For  what 
cause  do  you  crawl  and  sprawl  on  the  straw  ? 

3.  I  thought  you  brought  the  broth  for  the  girl  that 
is  so  ill.  Who  bought  the  broad-cloflis  ?  A  storm  came 
from  the  north,  as  they  fought  in  the  gorge.  He  sought 
to  scorch  the  corn  with  a  torch.  You  ought  to  halt  a 
short  time,  if  tlie  horse  snort. 


MONOSYLLABLES A    IN   BAKE. 

1.      iFlare,   gl'ar^,  scarce,   scar^,  shur^,  snar^?,  spare, 
square,  stare. 


40  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    8PELLKR. 

ige,  Jt,  ^rt,  dll,  Mie,  4sk  ;   mi,  Snd,  err ;   ice,  In ;   6ld,  6n,  d3. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 
2.  Chair,    fliere,    where,    swear,    flieir. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Tlie  flare  and  glare  of  the  fire  will  scare  him.  Can 
you  spare  a  share  of  that  cake,  as  it  is  scarce?  Yon 
stare  at  the  snare  in  the  square. 

2.  "Wliere  is  their  chair  ?     Did  he  swear  there  ? 


MONOSYLLABLES A    IN    ASK. 

1.  Blanch,  blast,     branch,  bras6',  chaty*,    chance?, 

chant,  clasp,  clas5,     craft,  danc(?,  dra^,    draft, 

flask,  glancd,  glass,     graft,  grant,  grasp,!  grasps, 

lance,  lanch,  2)rancc,  qua^,  shaft,  slant,    staf/", 
trance. 

Reading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Glance  at  him,  and  see  if  fear  of  the  blast  blanch 
his  face.  The  flask  is  not  brass,  but  it  is  glass.  Graft 
a  branch  on  the  tree.  Chant  for  the  class  as  they  dance 
on  the  grass.  Grasj)  a  lance,  a  shaft,  or  a  st^iff",  and 
lanch  it  at  the  nag,  if  he  prance  by,  but  do  not  let  it 
glance. 


MONOSYLLABLES E    IN    ME. 

1.  Breve,  glebe,  seene,  scAeine,  8})liere,  theme,  iHiese. 

Al])habetic  Eqiiivuh'uts  of  e. 

2.  Beach,  beard,  Itcast,  bleach,  bleak,  blear, 
bleat,  breach,  breaflie, cease,  chcapiJK'hcat,  ('lean, 
clear,     cleat,     cleave,  creak,  '^ream,   crease,  dream. 


MONOSYLLABLES E    IN    ME.  41 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

drear,     eav^s,  feast,      fleam,  freak,  gleam,  glean, 

greas<?,  lieath,  heave's,  ^'nead,  leagt^<?,  leas<?,  leash, 

least,      leave,  peace,    peach,  plead ^  please,  preach. 

3.  Keach,  screak,  scream,  sheaf,  shears,  sheath, 
sheaflie,sheaflis,  smear,   sneak,  speak,  spear,  squeak, 
squeal,  streak,  stream,  teach,  tears,  tease,  treat, 
tweak,  weave,  wheat,   -i^reak,  u'reath,  'w;reaths,  yeast. 

4.  Beech,  beeves,  bleed,  breed,  breeze,  cheek, 
cl)<eer,    cheese,  creed,     creek,  creep,  fleece,  fleet, 
freeze,    green,  greet,     X'neel,  leech,  queen,  queer, 
screech,  screen,  see&e,   sheen,  sheep,  sheer,  slicet, 
sleek,     sleep,  sleet,      sleeve,  sneer,  sneeze,  speech, 
speed,    spleen,  squeeze,sleek,  sleej),  steed,  steel, 
steer,     street,  sweep,  sweet,  teeth,  three,  wheel, 
wheeze, 

5.  Seine,  seize,  weird.  Shire.  Brief,  chief, 
field,  fiend,  fierce,  frieze,  grief,  grieve,  liege, 
niece,  piece,  pierce,  priest,  shield,  shriek,  siege, 
thief,      thieve,  tierce,    wield,  yield. 

Redding  and  Dictailon  Exercises. 

1,  Note  the  breve,  if  you  sing.  Tlie  scene  from  the 
glebe  is  my  theme.  Tliese  know  that  the  scheme  is  not 
in  their  sphere. 

2.  Th.e  good  man  did  preach  on  the  bleak  and  drear 
Ijeach.  Tlie  beast  with  a  beard,  on  the  heath,  that  you 
hear  bleat,  has  blear  eyes,  and  a  breach  on  its  side. 
Cream  fell  on  her  clean  gown,  at  the  feast,  and  made  a 
grease  sj)ot.  Do  not  let  your  shoe  creak,  if  he  cease  to 
breathe  in  his  dream.  Please  to  give  a  peach  to  me ; 
or,  at  least,  cleave  a  cheap  one,  and  leave  a  part  of  it. 


42  NATIONAL    rKONOUNCING    SPELLER. 


ige,  &t,  &rt,  an,  bare,  &sk  ;   mh,  ^nd,  ^ir ;   Ice,  !n  ;   old,  fin,  dfl. 

3.  If  you  can  reach  the  sheath,  sheaflie  the  dirk.  If 
tlie  boy  sneak,  and  shed  tears,  and  scream,  do  not  smear 
his  coat,  tweak  his  nose,  nor  tease  him,  but  treat  him 
weU.  He  left  his  spear  by  a  sheaf  of  wheat  near  the 
stream.  Hand  the  shears  to  the  weak  girl,  and  teach 
her  to  weave  wreaflis. 

4.  Three  sleek  beeves  stand  by  the  creek  near  the 
green  beech.  Shear  a  fleece  from  the  sheej),  with  the 
steel  shears.  Did  the  queer  owl  screech  ?  She  will  hold 
the  screen  for  the  sweet  queen.  You  may  sleep  in  the 
street  and  not  freeze,^  if  you  have  a  warm  sheet  to  keep 
off  the  sleet.  If  a  breeze  sweep  by,  the  men  will 
cheer,  and  make  speed  to  turn  the  Avhcel,  and  steer  the 
fleet  out  to  sea. 

5.  Seize  the  seine,  and  see  if  the  lake  yield  fish.  "Will 
vour  niece  shriek,  if  tlie  thief  trv  to  steal  the  tierce. 
"When  the  fierce  chief  had  made  a  brief  speech,  he  met 
a  priest  in  the  field,  who  pierced  his  shield  with  a  steel 
dirlv. 


MONOSYLLABLES — E    IN    END. 

1.  Bencli,  blanch,  blSnd,     blSss,  bl^st,     chSck, 
chess,    chest,     cleft,      clench,    crept,  cress,      crest, 
delv^,    dens<?,    deptli,    dre<:Zg^,  dregs,  drench,  dress, 
dwelZ,  fenc^,     feteli,     ^edge,    fresh,  hedge,    helve, 
hence,  ke^ch,    knell,     ler/ge,      length,  pence,    ple<7ge, 
press,    quel/,     quench,  (picst. 

2.  Sfcnt,    selves,    sense,      shelf,  shel/,      shred, 
sketch,  sledge,  slept,      smol/,      smelt,  speck,    spelZ, 
spend,  spent,     stencli,  strcngth,stress,  stretch,  swelZ, 
swept,  teny>t,    tench,    tense,       tenth,  theft,      tlicnce. 


MONOSYLLAJJLES E    IN    P:M).  43 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  cSh  as  sli  ;  fhis  ;  azure. 

thresli,  trench,  twelfth,  twelve,  ve?!cli,    yvedgc,    wench, 
whelp,  whence, wreck,   -i^rench, -2^7 rest,    wretch. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  e. 

3.  Said.  Bread,  breadth,  breast,  breath,  cleans*^ 

dealt,  death,  dread,   dreamt,  health,  meant,    realm, 

spread,  stead,  stealth,  sweat,      thread,  threat,    tread, 

wealth.  Feoiy.  Friend.  Gues.s,     guest. 

Reading  and  Dictati&n  Exercises. 

1.  Take  a  bench,  and  play  a  game  of  chess  on  the 
'  chest.     If  the  guest  come  in  quest  of  jou,  bless  him, 

and  give  back  the  pence.  He  crept  in  the  dense  wood, 
up  to  the  crest  of  the  ledge.  Fetch  the  dress  to  the 
hedge,  press  it  into  the  stream  to  a  great  depth,  and  when 
you  drench  it  well,  bear  it  hence  to  the  fence  where  you 
dwell. 

2.  Leave  the  stench,  and  smell  the  sweet  scent.  Put 
the  wedge,  the  shell,  and  the  sketch,  on  the  shelf.  Tliis  is 
the  twelfth  smelt  I  have  caught,  and  that  is  your  tenth. 
In  full  strength,  the  wind  swept  the  wreck,  and  left  not  a 
shred.  If  he  have  sense,  they  can  not  tempt  him  to 
wrest  or  wrench  the  sledge  from  the  wretch. 

3.  Dread  not  the  tin-eat,  for  you  have  health  and 
wealth.  I  dreamt  that  each  breath  of  wind  spread  death 
in  that  realm.  My  guest  said  that  his  friend  meant  to 
get  the  bread  by  stealth. 


MONOSYLLABLES E   IN    ERR. 

1.         Clerk,     merge,     nerve,     perch,     serge,     servis, 
sperm,    stern,      swerve,   terse,       verge,     verse. 


44  NATIONAL    I'KONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

ige,  at,  art,  all,  b&re,  §,sk ;    m^,  4nd,  err ;   ice,  in  ;  old,  uu,  d6. 

Alpliabc'tic  Equivalents  of  e. 

2.  DcartlijCartli,  licard,  lioarsc-,  learn,     pearl, 
Gearcli,  yearn. 

3.  Bircli,    Lirtli,  eliirp,  dirg(',  first,         flirt, 
mirth,    girth,     (|iiirk,  shirt,  skirt,  smirch,    smirk, 
squirm,  squirt,    third,  thirst,  twirl,  •wliirl. 

4.  AVni-kl,  wors<',  "worst,  Avortli,  scourge.  Burnt, 
burst,     church,  churl,  churn,  curs^,  curst,       curv^, 
durst,     furz^,     gurg*^,  lurch,  nurse,  pui'g<',     purs^, 
scurf,     s^iurn,    spurt,  surge.  Myr/'A. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  verse  is  terse.  Merge  the  i)erch  in  the  j^aih 
The  stern  clerk  Mill  not  swerve  from  the  true  way,  for 
lie  has  nerve. 

2.  I  heard  that  there  was  a  dearth.  I  leara  that  if 
you  search  the  earth,  you  can  find  no  such  pearl. 

3.  Tlie  birds  chirp  on  tlie  old  birch.  In  her  mirth, 
the  flirt  tore  her  skirt.  The  first  sliirt  on  the  line  is 
yours,  the  third  is  mine.  If  you  twirl  or  whirl  the 
worm,  he  will  squirm. 

4.  She  is  tlie  worst  nurse  in  the  world.  lie  durst  not 
take  your  purse  to  buy  the  myrrh.  I  will  8j)urn  the 
churl,  and  scourge  him  with  furze,  if  he  curse  you  in 
the  church. 


MONOSYLLABLES 1    IN    ICE. 


1.        Blij/At,  blind,     bliflu',    bribe,     bride,     brl^At, 
brine,     chide,     child,     chime,    chine,     C/mst,   (lYmxh, 
(ilime,     crime,     drive,     fi^At,      fliy/f.t,     friy/it,    glide, 


MONOSYLLABLES 1    IN    lUE.  45 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sb  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

grind,  grip*',      hi'Qa.e,  ^nift',  knight,  A'niv<3S,  light, 

liflic,  mi^At,  night. 

2.  Ninth,  lAight,  pric^,  pridt',  prinit',  prizi', 
quit*',  right,  scrib*%  shin.?,  sliivc,  slirin<?,  slic6^, 
slide',  slight,  slim(3,  smil(?,  sniit*',  snip*?,  spici?, 
spike,  spik,  spin*',  spite,  splice,    spri^/it. 

3.  Squire,  stile,  stride,  strike,    strife,  stripe, 
swine,  thigh,  fliine,  thrice,  thrive,    tight,  tiflie, 
tribe,  trice,  tripe,  trine,  trite,       twice,  while, 
whilst,  whine,  white,  wight,  wright,  write,  'i^riftie. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  i. 

4.  Height,   sleight.  Cries,     dries,     flies,       pries, 
tries.     Guide,     guile,     guise.     C/«yle     rhyme,  seyftie, 
style,    tAyme. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Do  not  chide  nor  fright  the  blind  child.  Did  the 
bliflie  bride  bribe  the  knight  to  fight  ?  Do  not  climb 
that  tree  in  the  night,  for  if  you  let  go  your  gripe  you 
might  fall.  If  the  bright  moon  give  light,  drive  with 
care  in  your  flight. 

2.  You  are  quite  right,  the  ninth  snipe  is  a  prime 
prize.  Give  the  lad  a  shive,  or  slice,  of  bread.  Drive 
a  spike  into  the  spile,  or  splice  it.  Do  not  smile,  if  the 
scribe  kneel  at  the  shrine.  Do  not  smite  the  lad  on  the 
spine,  for  spite. 

3.  Twice  or  thrice,  while  in  the  strife,  did  the  squire 
stride  by.  Do  not  strike  that  poor  wight  on  his  thigh. 
Write  to  the  wright  to  come  and  see  that  rite  of  the 
church.  That  white  dog  of  thine  did  whine,  and  bite 
the  pig  in  a  trice.     The  swine  thrive  in  that  tight  pen. 


46  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPKLLKK. 

kgc,  it,  irt,  ill,  birc,  Ssk  ;    mb,  hnd,  Sir ;    ice.  In  ;   ild,  &n,  d6. 

4.  "Wlien  the  bird  tries,  it  flies  to  a  great  height.  That 
God  to  whom  lie  cries,  will  guide  his  flight.  You  will 
find  the  scjthe  near  the  bed  of  thyme. 


MONOSYLLABLES 1    IN    IN. 

1.  Bilg(?,     blis5,      blink,     brick,     br!<^g^,  bring,     , 
brink,    brisk,     chick,     chil^,      chink,    chintz,  c/trism, 
click,      cliff,      <^'hiig?     clink,     crick,     crimp,  cringe", 
crisp,     didst,      di2!ch,     drift,      driU,      drink,  fiftli, 
filch,      filth,       fling,      flint,       fril/,       fringe,  frisk, 
glimpsc,grist,      hinge,     hii!cli. 

2.  Mi^-Zgc,  midst,    milch,    mince,    niche,  pinch, 
pii^ch,     jdiutli,   prick,     prince,   print,     prism,  quick, 
quil/,      quilt,      quince,  ri^/ge,     rinse,      scrip,  script, 
shift,      shriU,     shrimp,  shrink,  since,      singe,  sixth, 
skity,      ek'ill,      sling,     smith,    sriify,      splint,  sprig, 
spring,  springe,  sprit. 

3.  Squib,   S(piint,  stick,      stif/*,       stilt,  stint, 
stitch,    strict,     strip,      swift,     sw'iU,      swing,  swinge, 
switch,  thick,     thil/,       thing,     think,     thrift,  thrilZ, 
trick,      trilZ,        twinge,  twist,      twi/ch,  which,  whit/* 
whisk,    whist,     width,    wince,    wi^ch,    withe,  ?/;ring, 
wjrist. 

Alj)habetic  Equivalents  of  !. 

4.  Been.     Sieve.     Build,    built,      guild,  guilt. 
Nymph,  sylph. 

Reading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Be  brisk,  and  bring  a  brick,  or  a  flint,  and  fliug  it 
on  the  bilge  of  the  cask.     I  had  a  glimpse  of  the  bridge, 


MONOS  YLL  AB  LP:S- 


IN    OLD.  47 


umte,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

near  the  brink  of  llie  cliif.  There  is  a  drift  of  snow, 
and  niucli  lilth,  in  the  ditch.  Did  he  filch  the  fifth 
drink  of  ale  ?  Tlie  fringe  on  the  chintz,  and  the  frill  on 
the  shirt,  are  line. 

2.  A  midge,  or  gnat,  is  on  the  milch  cow.  The  smith 
ate  some  shrimps,  and  a  mince  pie.  Since  my  sixth 
spring,  I  have  been  in  the  midst  of  much  woe.  A  print 
of  the  prince  is  in  the  niche.  "Wash  and  rinse  the 
cpiilt,  if  it  will  not  shrink.  Do  not  singe  the  quill,  nor 
put  pitch  on  the  quince.  Spring  into  the  skiif,  if  you 
have  skill,  and  shift  tlie  oars. 

3.  As  the  squib  hit  the  lad,  I  gave  him  a  twinge,  and 
he  did  squint,  and  wince.  I  \^  the  swift  horse  with  a 
switch,  or  withe,  and  he  did  twitch  and  break  the  thill. 
Do  you  think  that  trick  is  just  the  thing?  Which  lad 
did  wring  his  wrist,  when  he  fell  from  the  swing  V  The 
witch  took   a  thick,  stiff  stick,  for  a  stilt. 

4.  If  the  hut  has  not  been  built,  he  will  build  i(. 
Can  a  nymph  or  a  sylph  use  a  sieve  ? 


MONOSYLLABLES Q,  EST    OLD. 

1.        B6rn<?,    brogue,  choke,    ch6s<?,     cl6s<?,  clothe, 

clothes,  clove,     drolZ,      drone,    drove,    force,  forge, 

forth,     g/iost,    globe,     grope,    gross,     grove,  horde, 

h\o\l,     porch,    probe,    prone,    prose,     quote,  (pioth, 


rogwe. 


2.  Scold,  scope,  score,  scroll,  shore,  shorn, 

shote,  slope,  sloth,  smoke,  smote,  snore,  spoke, 

sport,  stole,  stone,  stove,  stroke,  stroll,  strove, 

si^ord,  fliose,  throne,  troU,  trope,  vogwe,  -i^^hole, 
wrote. 


43  NATIONAL    I'KONOUNCLNG    SPELLEK. 


ige,  it,  ht,  411,  b&re,  Ssk  ;   m^,  hnd,  ^rr ;   Ice,  in ;   6lil,  6a,  d6. 


Alj^habetic  Equivalents  of  6. 

3.       Bloat,  board,    boast,     broacli,  cloak,  coach, 

coarst',    coast,  croak,    float,      groan,    hoard,  hoarst?, 

loath,     loafli^,  roach,    roast,     shoal,     throat,  toast, 

broach.  Tliroe.  Floor.  Bourn,    cours<?5   court,  fourth, 

gourd,   mould,  nioidt,    mourn,  source',   6iough.  Blown, 

flown,    grown,  growt]i,Z'nown,  throw, 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercis^es. 

1.  At  the  close  of  the  day,  the  old  cloflies  were  borne 
to  a  porch,  on  a  knoll)  near  the  grove.  The  rogue  lifLS 
a  droll  brogue.  Quoth  he,  "  I  wrote  more  prose  than 
you  can  quote."  The  horde  came  in  great  force,  and 
drove  off  all  the  cowc.  Will  the  gross  drone  go  forth 
and  grope  for  gold  ? 

2.  If  the  stove  did  smoke,  I  know  that  she  smote  the 
cook,  and  spoke  in  sport,  for  she  does  not  scold.  lie 
wrote  and  told  me  the  whole  scope  of  liis  plan.  The 
thief  stole  a  sword,  a  scroll  from  the  throne,  and  a  score 
of  those  shotes. 

3.  I  am  loath  to  broach  the  fourth  cask  of  ale,  for  it 
dotli  l)lout  my  friends.  Pin  the  coarse  cloak  wifli  my 
broach,  so  tliat  you  may  keep  your  throat  warm,  and 
not  be  lioarse.  Iloast  a  roach,  and  toast  some  bread,  for 
tea.  Do  not  throw  the  gourd  on  tlie  floor.  The  course 
tliat  he  took,  when  he  rode  in  his  coacli  to  court,  it' 
known.  I  shall  loat?lie  you,  if  you  l)oast  tluit  your  board 
is  clieap,  though  you  hoard  much  gold. 


MONOSYLLABLES O    IN   ON. 

1.        Block,    bl6/?cli,  bronz<.',  clock,     clotli,     copse, 


MONOSYLLABLES O    IN    DO.  4*J 


mute,  up,  fall. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z ;  dh  as  sh  ;  &is  ;  azure. 

crock,     cros.s,  dodg^,    dross,     flock,      floss,      fosse, 

frock,     frost,  froth,     gloss,     ^nock,    locZgc,     moflis, 

iioifch,    prong,  promj^t,  scof/*,    sconce,  shock,    solve, 

stock,     strong,  thong,     throb,  throng,  tongs,    troth, 
2«rong. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  6. 

2.        Chaps,  quash,    squab,   squad,   squash,  squat, 

swamp,  swash,  swath,    wand,    waz!ch,   yacAt. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  cross  man,  wifli  a  blotch  on  his  hand,  gave  the 
bronze  clock  a  hard  knock,  on  a  block.  Do  not  crock 
that  frock,  for  it  has  a  flne  gloss.  Moflis  ate  the  cloth. 
If  it  is  true,  he  will  scofi"  at  you,  and  wrong  me.  I  will 
be  prompt  to  use  that  strong  thong,  or  the  tongs. 

2.  A  bear  was  in  the  swamp.  Did  he  quash  a  squash 
with  the  block  ?    The  watch  and  wand  are  in  the  yacht. 


MONOSYLLABLES O    IN   DO. 

1.  Move,  prove,  ■z^hose. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  6. 

2.  Eloom,  boofli,  brood,   broom,  choose,  droop, 
gloom,  goose,  groom,  groove,  loose,  moose,   noose, 
proof,  roos*",  scAool,  scoop,    shoot,  sloop,     smoofli, 
sooth,  soofli<3,  spool,  spoon,    stool,  stoop,     swoon, 
swoop,  tooth,  troop,  -u^hoop. 

3.  Strew.  Croup,  group,  route,  throu^A,  wound, 
youth.  Brute,  crude,  prude,  prune,  spruce,     truce, 
truth.  Bruise,  bruit,  cruise,    fruit. 


50  NATIONAL   rRONOUNClNG    SPELLKK. 

Age,  it,  Sit,  ill,  hkre,  &sk  ;   mS,  8nd,  ^rr  ;   ice.  In  ;   6ld,  6n,  d6. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Can  you  prove  -whoso  book  lie  moved  ? 

2.  The  tree  iu  the  Loofli  is  iu  bloom.  The  groom  toolc 
tlie  moose  with  a  noose.  In  sooth,  I  wish  to  sooflie  Iho 
pain  in  that  loose  tooth.  Choose  a  fat  goose,  fi-om  the 
whole  brood,  for  the  men  in  the  sloop.  You  may  take 
a  smooth  stool  to  school. 

3.  In  truth,  I  fear  that  group  of  youth  have  the  croup. 
Do  not  bruise  the  fruit.  Will  that  black  brute  cat  the 
crude  prune  ?    My  wound  pained  me,  on  my  route. 

MONOSYLLABLES — U    IN   MUTE. 

1.    Fluk«,    flume,    flutt',    })lum^,    stupe. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exet'eises. 
1.  Tlie  fluke  was  in  the  flume.     He  has  a  stupe  on  hi? 
sore  arm.     James  bought  a  plume  and  a  flute. 


MONOSYLLABLES U    IN    UP. 

1.  Bluff,    blush,  blunt,     brush,    b{ic7g<%    biaich, 
chuck,    cluek,     clung,  clump,  crump,  crusli,     crust, 
cru^cli,  dru<7g^,  drunk,  dunc^,    duifch,    flung,     flush, 
gru^/g<:',  grufy,    grunt,  hunch,  hunks,  huZ'ch,   }\\dge, 
lungs,     mulct,    mumps,  pluck,    jdump,  plunge,  i)lush, 
pulse,     punch. 

2.  Scrub,    scnlZ,  shrub,    shrug,    shrunk,  skulk, 
skul/,     skunk,   slung,  snuf/*,     spunk,   struck,  strung, 
stmt,      stuck,     stuf/',  stump,  stunt,     swung;  thrum, 
thrush,  thrust,    thum^,  thump,  tnick,     trumj),  trunk, 
truss,      trust,      wrww^. 


MONOSYLLABLES — OU    LN   OUK.  51 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng  ;  s  as  z ;  &.  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

Alpliabetic  Equivalents  of  u. 
3.       Front,    glov^,    month,  sliov^,    sj)ongg,  tongue. 
Does.     Blood,    flood.     Touch,  young,  chough  (chuf), 
rough,   slough,  tough. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

L  There  is  a  clump,  or  bunch,  of  trees  on  the  bluff. 
Did  the  dunce  blush  ?  The  man  is  drunk.  I  judge  that 
he  has  a  brush  and  a  blunt  punch.  The  poor  drudge 
flung  his  crutch  at  a  plump  duck  that  clung  to  a  crust. 

2.  Scrub  the  boat  with  a  shrub,  and  scull  it,  if  it  has 
not  shrunk.  Did  the  skimk  skulk  by  a  stump  ?  "When 
he  swung  and  slung  the  truss,  it  hit  my  head  and  broke 
my  skull.     Thrust  the  trunk  on  to  the  truck. 

3.  Did  the  young  nuin  touch  the  front  of  my  glove 
with  a  rough  sponge  ?  Did  you  say  you  saw  a  flood,  or 
blood,  last  month? 

MONOSYLLABLES U    IN    FULL. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  u. 
1.  Brook,  crook,  shook,  stood.  CouM,  shouW,  wouM. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 
1.  As  the  sheep  passed,  he  stood  by  the  brook,  and 
shook  his  crook.     Did  you  say  that  he  could,  would,  or 
should  learn  ? 


MONOSYLLABLES OU    IN   OUR. 

1.        Bou^^,   bounce,  bound,  cloud,    couch,  dous^, 
drou^At,  flounce,  flour,      flout,      found,  fount,    frounce, 
gouge,     ground,  grouse,  hound,  jounce,  lounge,  mound, 
mount,    mouse,    mouth. 


52  NATIOXAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

ige,  &t,  ht,  ill,  bUre,  Ssk  ;   m6,  5nd,  Irr  ;  ice,  !n  ;   bid,  bn,  db. 

2.  Ounc^,  pouch,  pounce,  pound,  proud,    roust?, 
route,  scour,  scout,  sliout,    sliroud,  sloxujh,  slouch, 
snout,  sound,  sous^",  south,    spous<?,  spout,     sprout, 
stout,  trout,  vouch. 

Alpliabetic  Equivalents  of  on. 

3.  Brown,  browst',  clown,   crowd,  crown,   drown, 
drows<?,  frown,    growl,    scowl. 

Heading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 

1 .  The  hound  found  a  grouse  on  the  bough  of  a  tree. 
Bounce  from  the  ground,  and  mount  the  horse.  Did  the 
mouse  douse  its  mouth  into  the  fount,  that  is  near  the 
mound  ?  Bound  from  the  couch,  for  if  you  lounge  on 
it,  jou  w'ill  get  flour  on  the  flounce  of  your  di'Qss. 

2.  Tlie  w^eight  of  the  souse  in  my  pouch,  is  one  pound 
and  an  ounce.  See  that  liaw^k  pounce  on  the  stout  trout 
and  w6und  it.  Tlie  proud  scout,  on  his  route  from  the 
south,  did  scour  a  wood,  where  he  found  a  bear  in  a 
slough.  If  you  sound  the  horn,  and  shout,  and  rouse 
the  pig,  do  not  beat  its  snout  with  a  sprout. 

3.  Do  not  scowl  nor  frown,  if  the  brown  cow  browse 
in  your  wood.  Do  not  drown  the  dog,  if  he  growl. 
Will  the  crowd  crown  the  clown  ? 


MONOSYLLABLES — OI  (l\l)    IN   OIL. 

1.        Broil,     choice?,  foist,       groin,     hoist,     joint, 
joist,      moist,    noist^,     point,     poise,      quoin,    quoit, 
roist,      spoil,      voice. 

Reading  and  Dictation  Exercises. 
1.  Broil  a  joint  of  that  choice  moat.     Poise  the  joist, 
and  hoist  it  to  that  point.     If  you  make  too  much  noise 
in  this  moist  air,  you  may  spoil  your  voice. 


NATIONAL 

PRONOUNCING  SPELLER. 


PART  II. 

WORDS  OF  MORE  THAN  ONE  SYLLABLE,  CLASSIFIED  WITH  RE- 
GARD 'J'O  THE  VOWEL  SOUNDS,  ACCENT,  AND  NUMBER  OF 
SYLLABLES. 


I.   Words  of  Two  Syllables. 

DISSYLLABLES A  IN  AGE. 

1.  A'  ble,  a'  corn,  a  cir  (a'  ker),  a'  ged,  a'  gu^,  kn^' 
gel,  a'  pex,  a  pron  (a'  purn),  ba'  by,  bak'  er,  base'  nes5, 
bra  sier  (bra'  zer),  ca'  bk,  cam'  brie,  ca'  per,  chain'  ber, 
chang(^'  ling,  cliang'  ing,  cAa'  os,  chast  en  (chas'  sn)^ 
era'  zy,  dan'  ger,  fa'  bl^,  fa'  mons,  fa'  tal,  fa'  vor,  ga'~ 
hie,  game'  ster,  gla'  zz'er,  gra  cious  (gra'  shus),  grate'- 
ful,  gra'  vy,  liasi!'  en,  ha'  tred,  la'  bell  la'  bor,  la'  dy, 
lame'  ness,  late'  ly,   la'  va,   la'  zy. 

2.  Man'  ger,  ma'  tron,  na'  dir,  na'  ked,  na'  tion,  na'- 
tive,  na'  val,  na'  vel,  pa'  geant,  pa'  per,  past'  ry,  pa' 
thos,  pa'  tron,  pa'  tiencej  pa'  tient,  ra'  dix,  rang'  er, 
rang'  ing,  ra'  zor,  sa'  ber,  sa'  cred,  sa'  tyr,  scrap'  er, 
shad'  y,  shak'  en,  spa'  cions,  state'  ly,  sta'  tion,  stran'- 
ger,  ta'  ble,  tak'  en,  trad'  er,  va'  cant,  va'  catej  va'  per, 
va'ry,   wa'fer,   wa' ger,    wak' en,    wa' vy. 


54  NATIONAL    rRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 


ige,  it,  4rt,  ill,  bire,  isk;   nn^,  end,  5rr;   ice,  in:    6lcl,  on,' d3. 


3.  A  base',  arrange',  awak«',  Uc  liav6'',  be  late',  be- 
take, brocadt',  caseadf^,  diam  pa^n",  (Oia  rad.?,  c3ii  cane, 
de  prav<?,  de  range,  dis  grace]  en  gag^,  en  rage,  e  ras^, 
es  cape,  es  trange,  for  sake,  gr!  mace,  im  pale,  in  anCj 
in  flame,  in  liale,  in  nate,  in  sane,  mis  place,  pa  rad;; 
re  place,   re  take,   se  date,   nn  lace. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 

4.  Bail'  iff  J  cai'  tif/",  dai'  ly,  dain'  ty,  dai'  ry,  dai'  sy, 
gain' fill,  gait'er,  pain'ful,  paint' er,  plain'ly,  plaint'- 
\if,  plaint'  ive,  prai'  r?'e,  rail'  road,  rai'  ment,  rain'  y, 
sail'  or,  trail'  ing,  trai'  tor,  vain'  ly,/  wain'  scot,  waist'- 
band,   waist'  coat.  I 

5.  Abstain',  acquaint',  afraid',  appraise',  attain', 
a  vail,  a  wait,  be  wail,  dliam  pai^n,  cliam  plain,  con- 
strain, dc!  claim,  detail,  detain,  disdain,  explain, 
main  tain,  \  ob  tain,  pre  vail,  re  frain,  re  tail,  re  tain, 
up  braid. 

C.  Cray' on,  day' break,  day'li(//it,  day' star,  day'- 
time,  dray' man,  gay'ly,  lay' man,  may' or,  pay' ment, 
play'  er,  play'  ful,  play'  tiling,  way'  ward.  Af  frayi 
as  say,    a  way,   be  tray,   de  lay,   dis  may,   way  lay. 

7.  Ilei'  no\\%  T\Q\<jh'  bor,  w'aujh'  er,  wei^/it'  y,  in- 
\Q,\gh'.    Con  vey',   o  bey',   pur  vey'. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  able  and  aged  man  bad  tlic  ague.  Tbe  gamester  threw 
an  acorn  to  the  apex  of  the  gable.  Be  graciou.s  to  the  crazy  brasier. 
Hasten  to  the  lazy  glazier  and  favor  bini,  for  bis  UinienesH  may  jjrove 
fatal.  A  famous  lady,  when  lately  in  danger,  said  of  iier  baby,  ''If 
dead,  it  is  an  angel."  Tlic  grateful  baker  will  put  on  liis  cambric 
apron,  and  hasten  to  liis  labor  in  tiie  chamber. 

2.  Tbe  matron  ])ut  a  razor,  a  sfrajjur,  and  a  saber,  into  the  man- 
ger, for  my  patron.  Was  a  satyr  taken  in  tlio  sacred,  shady  wood  ? 
TIh!  trader  put  his  pastry  on  a  vacant  table.  Tlio  wary  ranger  will 
not  wager  a  wafer  and  a  sheet  of  i)aj)er.     The  patient  stranger  was 


DISSYLLABLES A  IN  AGE.  55 


mute,  up,  fill. — 6  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  azure. 

ranging  by  the  spacious  station  for  our  native  sliips,  to  see  a  naval 
pageant. 

3.  Champagne  ■will  inflame,  abase,  and  deprave  the  sedate  man. 
Awake,  and  engage  a  clerk  to  replace  and  arrange  the  brocade. 
Unlace  your  vest,  and  inhale  ihe  vapor  from  the  cascade.  Forsake 
those  that  would  disgrace  yon,  or  estrange  your  friends.  Do  not 
dei'ange  nor  misplace  the  tilings.  Do  not  let  the  grimace  of  the  in- 
sane man  enrage  you ;  but  if  he  escape,  aid  to  retake  him. 

4.  The  plaintiff  daily  sent  the  bailiff  to  take  the  caitiff.  I  plainly 
heard  the  plaintive  mt)an  of  the  traitor.  The  painter  drew  a  cut 
of  a  railroad,  a  prairie,  and  a  daisy.  The  dainty  gaiter  was  pain- 
ful to  the  dairy-maid.  The  poor  sailor  vainly  put  on  more  raiment, 
for  he  had  his  waistcoat  and  waistband  wet  each  rainy  day. 

5.  I  am  afraid,  if  I  do  not  constrain  him  to  acquaint  his  wife 
with  his  plans,  that  he  will  not  abstain  from  the  use  of  rum.  De- 
tail a  fit  man,  and  retain  him  to  appraise  your  champaign  land.  If 
you  do  not  prevail  and  obtain  your  right,  do  not  disdain  the  wretch, 
but  bewail  his  sad  end.  Though  he  declaim,  and  maintain  the 
right,  and  upbraid  you,  naught  will  avail. 

6.  Can  the  layman  use  the  crayon?  The  drayman  saw  the  day- 
star  at  daybreak.  The  child  gayly  said,  "  In  the  daytime  that  play- 
ful dog  is  my  plaything."  Do  not  delay,  but  assay  to  make  the 
payment  at  once.  I  learned,  to  my  dismay,  that  the  youth  would 
not  stay  away  from  the  affray.  Did  the  wayward  player  waylay 
tjie  mayor  by  daylight? 

I  7.  I  heard  my  neighbor,  the  weigher,  inveigh  at  the  false  weight, 
as  a  heinous  cheat.  Large  birds  purvey  for  their  young,  and  con- 
vey the  prey  to  their  nests.     Obey  my  friend. 


DISSYLLABLES A  EST  AT. 


1.  lAb'senc^,  ab'sent,  ac'rid,  ad'der,  ad' verb,  M'- 
vers^j  ag'  i\e,  aV  \ej,  al'  urn,  am'  bl<3,  am'  bush,  an'  arc/?, 
aiVcior,  aii'ger,  ah' g\e,  aii'giy,  aiVkk,  an'vil,  ar^ 
rant,  ar'ras,  ar'id,  as'pect,  as' pen,  ath'let^,  at' om, 
ax' 14  bab'bl^,  bad'lj,  bad'nes^,  bal'aucc,  bal' lad, 
bar  lot,  ban' nock,  bap'tist,  bap' tism,  Ijar'rack,  bar'- 
rel,  bar'ren,  bat'ter,  bat'tk,  black' ing,\  black' nes5, 
blank'  et,   bran'  dj. 


56  NATIONAL    PKONOUNCING    8PELLEK. 

Age.  it,  Srt,  ill,  Lire,  ask ;  in^,  knd,  grr  ;   Ice,  in ;  bid,  6n,  d6. 

2.  Cab'bag^,  cab' in,  cack'l^,  caii'dk,  caii'dy,  can'- 
non,  cant'  er,  can'  vass,  cap'  ta!n,  car'  ol,  car'  rot,  cas'- 
sot'k,  caifcli'  up,  cat'  tit-,  cav'  ern,  diani  ois  (shim'  my), 
chap'  el,  cliap'  lain,!  cliap'  ter,  clam'  ber,  clan'  gor,  jclar'- 
et,  clas'sic,  clat'ter,  .dag^ger,  dam'agf,  dan'drui/' 
daiVgl(?,  dash'ing,  fam'ish,  fan'cy,  flan'nel,  flash'- 
ing,   flat'  ter,   frag'  He,   f  ran'  chis^. 

3.  Gab'ble,  gal'lant,  gal' lop,  gam'ut,  guiV  gren^j 
gar' ret,  gas' trie,  gafli'er,  glad' ly,  glad'nes*,  gram'- 
mar,  gran'  it«?,  grav'  el,  grand  eur  (grand'  yer),  grand'- 
6on,  grand'  sir<?,  gran'  iil<?,  hab'  it,  had'  dock,  hal'  herd, 
ham'  moc'k,  hand'  cu^,  hand'  ful,  hav'  ing,  haV  ocy 
jack''et,  jag'gy,  jal'ap,  jan'gle,  javd'lin,  lack't^y,  lack- 
ing, land'  8cap<?,  Ian'  tern,  lash'  ing,  lafli'  er,  lat'  ten. 

4.  Mad'  ly,  mad'  man,  mad'  nes«,  mag'  ic,  mSm'- 
moth,  man'  ag^,  man'  ful,  mail'  gl4  man'  go,  man'  ly, 
man'  tel,  mar'  row,  mas'  tic,  mat'  in,  mat'  ter,  mat'- 
tock,  max'  im,  nap'  kin,  pad'  die,  pad'  lock,  pan'  cak^*, 
pan'ther,  pan' try,  par'ish,  par' rot,  pas'c/^al,  pas'- 
sage,  pas'  tern,  f  pat'  en,  pat'  ent,  pat'  ter,  plan'  et,  plat'- 
en,  plat'  ter,  rad'  ish,  rag'  ged,  ram'  blc,  ran'  sack,  rash'- 
nes*,  rafli'  er,  rat'  tic,  rav'  cl. 

5.  Sad' die,  sad'dler,  s^d'ly,  sad' ncs*,  sal' ad,  sAl'- 
ver,'' sani' pic,  sam'plcr,  sand'wich,  sat' in,  sat' ire,  sav'- 
age,  scaffold,  scat' ter,  shag'gy,  shal' lop,  slian' ty, 
shat'ter,  slack' ly,  slack' nes«,  slat' tern,  span' glc,  spat'- 
ter,  stag'ger,  stag' natc,  stan' Aion,f  stat' uc,  srat'urc, 
Gtat'utc,  tack'lc,  tan'glc,  tar' if/;  tar'ry,  tas'sel,  tat'- 
ter,  tat' tic,  thank' ful,  thank' Ics.?,  trag'ic,  traiVquil,/ 
tran' script,  trav'el,  trav'ersc,   val'or,   val' uc,  wag'onJ 

«.  Abash',  adapt',  attach',  at  ti\ck',  cabal',  ca- 
hisli,  canal,  ria  vat,  decamp,  decant,  detach,  dis- 
patch,   dis  tract,    en  act,    ex  paiid,    ex  pause,    fi  nance, 


DISSYLLABLES A  IN  AT.  57 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  {bis  ;  azure. 

in  fract,    mis  hap,    mo  ra&s,  \  rat  an,    re  fract,    re  lapse, 
re  lax,   ro  mance,   uu  hand,   un  pack. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Was  he  angry  at  the  absence  of  the  agile  boy?  He  is  absent 
from  the  alley.  Alum  is  acrid.  This  man  is  an  arrant  anarch. 
Make  a  bannock  of  the  batter.  The  blanket  and  arras  are  for  my 
bed.  Can  the  athlete  walk  as  fast  as  the  horse  can  amble?  In  the 
,'barrack,  I  saw  an  anchor,  an  axle,  an  anvil,  a  balance,  and  a  box  of 
blacking.  The  barrel  of  brandy  fell  on  my  leg,  and  hnrt  my  ankle 
badly.  The  Baptist  wrote  a  ballad  on  baptism.  An  adder  lay  in 
ambush,  with  a  keen  aspect,  and  made  me  shake  like  an  aspen,  for 
fear  he  would  give  battle. 

2.  Tlie  captain  ate  a  carrot,  a  cabbage,  and  some  candy,  in  the 
cabin.  The  chaplain  left  the  chapel  in  his  cassock,  and  sat  on  a 
cannon  in  the  cavern,  to  read  a  chapter.  His  teeth  clatter  with 
cold,  though  lie  is  clad  in  warm  flannel.  Do  not  famish  the  cham- 
ois, and  my  cattle.  If  he  drink  claret,  I  fancy  he  can  do  no  dam- 
age with  that  fragile  dagger. 

3.  If  you  see  the  gallant  captain  lashing  his  horse  into  a  gallop, 
you  may  gather  near;  but,  in  your  gladness,  do  not  gabble.  Not  a 
thing  is  lacking  to  fill  the  landscape  with  grandeur.  My  grandsire, 
having  a  javelin  and  halberd,  made  great  havoc.  My  grandson 
went  gladly  up  into  the  garret,  in  the  granite  house,  to  learn  his 
grammar.  The  lackey  left  a  jacket,  handcuff,  and  lantern,  on  ray 
hammock. 

4.  The  ragged,  mammotli  madman,  in  his  ramble,  did  madly  ran- 
sack each  pantry  in  the  parish.  I  would  rather  meet  a  panther  in 
the  passage,  than  try  to  manage  his  madness.  I  saw,  on  the  platter, 
some  marrow,  a  radish,  a  mango,  and  a  napkin. 

5.  Tlie  saddler  says  tliat  the  saddle  is  now  of  no  value,  for  it  was 
sadly  torn  by  that  thankless  savage.  Be  thankful  if  you  get  some 
salad  and  a  sandwich  in  that  shanty.  Do  not  shatter  that  statue  near 
the  stanchion.  Will  you  traverse  the  sea  in  a  shallop,  or  travel  in 
a  wagon  ? 

6.  Adapt  the  cravat  to  the  boy's  use,  and  attach  it  to  his  neck. 
Dispatch  some  one  for  the  ratan,  and  abash  the  cabal  ;  for,  if  the 
boys  do  not  decamp,  they  may  attack  you.  That  mishap  in  tho 
morass,  near  the  canal,  was  much  like  a  romance. 


58  NATIONAL    PKONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

Age,  it,  Srt,  All,  Mie,  ask  ;   m^,  ^nd,  err  ;   Ice,  In  ;   old,  on,  d6. 

DISSYLLABLES A  IN  ART. 

■  1.  Almond  (iVmiind),  ai-'bor,  i\rcli'er,  arcA''ivds, 
ar'  gne,  ar'  my,  arm'  or^  art'  fill,  art'  ist,  barV  er,  bar'- 
g«in,  bar'  ley,  bar'  ter,  jicar'  bine,  cai-'  go,  car'  man,  car'* 
mine,  car'  pet,  cart'  age,  car'  fridge,  carv'  cr,  carv'  ing 
cliarg'  er,  f  char'  coal,  charm'  ing,  char'  ter,  dark'  nesc*?, 
dar'ling,  dartMng,  farm'er,  far' flier,  far'flicst,  fa'- 
flier,    far' thing,   gar' den,    gai*'ment,   gai'^net,   gar' ter. 

2.  Hard'  en,  hilrd  er,  hiird'  ly,  hard'  ware,  h^i''  nes5, 
harp'er,  harts'  horn,  har'  vest,  jant'y,  lar' board,  lard'er, 
large'  ly,  mar'  ble,  mar'  gin,  mark'  et,  mar'  ten,  mar'- 
tin,  mar'tyr,  mai*'vel,  par'cel,  par' lor,  pars' nep,  part'- 
\y,  part'ner,  part' rir?ge,' scar' let,  spark' le,  star' board, 
star'  ll^At,  star'  ry,  start'  le,  starv'  in^,  starve'  ling,  tart'- 
ly,   tar'  tar,   var'  let,    var'  nish. 

3.  Afar',  ajar',  alarm',  apt\rt',  a  start',  bazt^r', 
be  ca/m,  be  haZfj  ci  gar,  de  part,  dis  arm,  dis  card,  dis- 
charge, em  bark,  en  large,  inns  tadie,  pe  tard,  pla  card, 
re  gard,   re  mark,   re  tard,   iin  bar. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  h. 

4.  Dannt'less,  haunt' ed,  jaun'dice,  laugh  ter  (lif- 
ter), laun'  dress,  laun'dry/saun' ter,  Scr'gcaut.  Heark'- 
en,   heart' less,   heart' y. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Tlic  .artful  archer  took  liis  armor  from  liis  cliarger,  and  placed 
It  in  tlie  clianning  arbor.  He  wants  a  cartridge  for  his  carbine. 
The  farmer  has  made  a  bargain  for  all  tiie  barley  in  tiie  fartliest 
fiurt  of  the  garden.  Ts  tiie  barber  an  artist?  My  father  would  not. 
barter  the  garment,  with  tlie  cnrman,  fur  tlie  cliarcoal. 

2.  My  y)nr1ner  says  that  the  varnish  will  not  iiarden.  Sec  the 
gurnet  fepariile  on  the  scarlet  garment.  Is  it  a  marvel  that  the 
starving  harper  took  a  liroiKd  marl  in  and  partridge,  from  the 
larder?     Do  not  startle  the  starveling,  if  he  steal  a  parsnep  by  star- 


DISSYLLABLES A  IN  ALL,  59 

mute,  up,  fiilL — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  {his  ;  a?.urc. 

light.     Let  the  varlet  go  to  the  market  to  buy  a  liarness,  and  some 
hardware,  and  liartshorn. 

3.  The  alarm  of  tire,  at  the  bazar,  was  heard  afar.  Unbar  the 
door,  and  leave  it  ajar.  Enlarge  the  placard.  Disarm  and  dis- 
charge the  men  witli  tlie  petard.  If  you  embark,  you  can  not  de- 
part; for  those  higli  lauds  will  becalm  the  ship.  Do  not  regard  his 
remark ;  but  discharge  the  man,  if  he  wear  a  mustachfc,  or  smoke 
a  cigar. 

4.  Will  the  dauntless  sergeant  saunter  by  the  haunted  house,  on 
his  way  to  the  laundry  ?  Hearken  to  the  hearty  laughter  of  the 
heartless  laundress. 


Dissyllables — a  in  all. 

1.  AFder,  alZ'spictJ,  dl'most,  drso,  al'tar,  dl'ter, 
al'  ways,  bald'  rick,  cal'  dron,  calk'  er,  call'  ing,  fall'- 
ing,  far  ter,  hal'  ter,  pal'  sy,l  pal'  ter,  pal'  try,  quar'- 
ter,  swarm'  ing,  swartli'  j,  taZk'  er,  taZk'  ing,  thralZ'- 
dom,  wal'  nut,  wal'  rus,  war'  ble,  war'  bier,  war'  den, 
ward' robe,  war' fare,  war' like,  warm' ing,  warp' ing, 
war'  rant,   wa'  ter,^  wharf  age. 

2.  Ap  palZ',  a  tliwart',  a  ward',  ba  salt',  be  fal^,  ex- 
alt,  in  stall,   re  caU,    re  ward,    witli  al. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 

3.  All' burn,  auc'tion,  aud'it.  An' gust,  au'thor,  au'- 
inmn,  can'  ens,  cause'  way,  cans'  ing,\  cans'  tic,  cau'- 
tion,  dnngh'  ter,  fau'  cet,  fault'  y,  gaud'  y,  hau^A'  ty, 
maiid'  lin,  naught'  y,  pan'  per,  plaud'  it,  sau'  cer,  sau'- 
cy,  sau'  sage,  slau^A'  ter,  vault'  er.  Ap  plaud',  ap- 
plause, as  sault,  be  cause,^  de  baucli,  de  fault,  de  iraud, 
ex  haust. 

4.  Aw'  ful,  a\Vk'  ward,  awn'  ing,  baw'  ble,  bawl'- 
ing,  dra,w' er,  fawn' ing,  haw' thorn,  law' ful,  law'yer, 
mawk'ish,  saw'yer,  taw'di-y,  taw'nv.  Basliaw',  ma/ 
oaw,  /wifti  draw. 


60  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

ige,  it,  ^rt,  all,  bare,  ask  ;    mb,  end,  err ;    ice,  in  ;    old,  on,  d5. 

5.  Bor'der,  cord'ag^,  cor'ner,  cor' net,  cor'nic^, 
cor'  s'dir,  corse'  let,  cor'  set,  cor  tege  (kdr'  taz),  cor'  tex, 
dor'mant,  dor'moiis<?,  for'ceps,  form'al,  form'er,  for'- 
mer,  fort'  night,  for'  tress,  fort  une  (fort'  ynn),^  for'  tj, 
for' ward,  gor'g<?ous,  hor'net,  horn' pi p<?,  liorse' back, 
horse' man,  mor'bid,  morn'ing,  mor'sel,  mor'tal,  inor'- 
tar,  nor'  nial,  norfli'  ern,  orb'  it,  por  poise  (por'  pus), 
or'  cAis,  scorn'  ful,  scorn'  er,  short'  en,  short'  er,  short'- 
ly,  sor'did,  storm' y,  thorn' y,  tor'ment,  tor'pid,  tor'- 
por,   tor'  toise,    vor'  tex. 

6.  Ab  lior',  ab  sorb',  ac  cord',  a  dorn',  as  sortf,  con- 
form, de  form,  dis  tort,  ex  iiort,  ex  tort,  for  lorn,  in- 
dorse, in  form,  per  form,  re  form,  ro  morse,  re  sort,  re- 
tort,   sub  orn,    trans  form,   un  born. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  alder  grows  near  the  water.  Slie  ahnost  always  puts  all- 
spice into  her  cake.  Have  yon  a  rich  baldrick  in  your  wardrobe? 
Though  men  are  swarming  to  that  quarter,  he  will  not  falter,  nor 
palter.  I  will  warrant  that  the  calker  will  have  to  pay  wharfage 
for  his  caldron.  The  swarthy,  warlike  talker  was  talking  of  war- 
fare and  thralldom.  The  warden  said  that  the  altar  was  falling,  and 
that  he  must  alter  its  place,  while  the  church  was  warming. 

2.  If  it  befall  that  a  bear  is  athwart  the  path,  do  not  let  him  ap- 
l»all  you;  but  tlirow  a  piece  of  basalt  at  liim.  Recall,  reward,  and 
exalt  my  friend;  and,  withal,  install  him. 

3.  Do  you  applaud  the  author  because  he  has  auburn  hair,  or  for 
his  faulty,  maudlin  verse?  Caution  your  daughter  not  to  be  haughty, 
nor  saucy ;  and  not  to  wear  that  gaudy  dress.  Did  she  buy  the  cup 
and  saucer  last  August,  or  this  autumn  ?  The  applause,  at  the  cau- 
cus, was  lieard  on  the  causeway.  That  naughty  vaulter  is  a  pauper. 
They  defraud,  assault,  and  slaughter  strangers. 

4.  Though  lawful,  it  was  awful  for  the  sawyer  to  kill  the  macaw, 
on  the  hawthorn.  Withdraw  your  awkward  hand  from  my  drawer. 
The  mawkish  lawyer  was  fawning  on  the  tawny  bashaw_  to  get 
Bome  tawdry  bawble. 

5.  As  tlie  brave  horseman  passed  on  horseback,  with  a  cortege 
of  forty  men,  an  arrow  pierced  the  border  of  his  corselet.     The 


DISSYLLABLES A    IN    ASK.  61 


uiiite,  up,  fiill.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

dormant  dormouse  and  tortoise  are  in  a  torpid  state.  Did  you 
say  tliat  sordid  scorner  has  a  morbid  mind?  One  stormy  morn- 
ing, a  forward  corsair  blew  his  cornet,  by  the  northern  corner  of 
tliat  gorgeous  fortress.  On  a  former  day,  this  sordid  mortal  would 
not  give  a  morsel  to  the  former  of  his  fortune. 

6.  He  ate  of  his  own  accord.  If  lie  indorse  the  forged  note, 
absorb  the  estate,  and  extort  a  loan  from  that  forlorn  girl,  I  will 
abhor  my  son.  I  will  exhort  him  to  conform  to  your  rules,  if  you 
will  inform  him  how  to  perform  the  work.  Ilcsort  not  to  vice,  for 
it  will  deform  the  face,  distort  the  limbs,  and  transform  the  whole 
man  into  a  brute. 


DISSYLLABLES A  EST   BAKE. 

1.  Bare^lj,  care'ful,  caiVless,  darling,  par'ent, 
par'  ing,  rare'  ly,  rare'  rip<?,  scarce'  ly,  shar'  er,  shar'- 
ing,  star'  ing,  ware'  house.  A  ware',  be  ware,  in  snar^, 
pre  pare. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 

2.  Fair'ly,  fair'iies5,  fair'y,  gair'ish,  hair'y,  stair'- 
case.  Pray' er.!  Parterre  (par  tar'),  where' fore.  Bear' er, 
bear' ing,   forbear',   pear'-tree. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  careful  boy  was  barely  standing  by  the  warehouse,  and 
sharing  his  pears  with  his  careless  friends.  A  parent  will  rarely 
prepare  his  child  to  be  a  sharer  in  crime.  Though  I  am  aware  that 
the  daring  man  would  scarcely  try  to  insnare  me,  I  shall  beware 
3f  him. 

2.  Deal  fairly  with  the  bearer,  if  he  buy  the  staircase.  Forbear 
not  to  say  thy  prayer  by  the  pear-tree,  in  the  parterre. 


DISSYLLABLES A  D^  ASK. 

1.  Aft' er,  ask' ing,  bMst' ing,  cask'et,  chai/*'y,  chan'- 
dler,  chant'  ing,  glas*'  y,  last'  ly,  mas-s'  ive,  mas'  ter, 
mas'  tiff,    mast'  head,    mast'  les.s, '  pas,s'  ing,     pas«'  less, 


62  NATIONAL   PKONOUNCING    6PELLER. 

ige,  ^t,  Sit,  411,  Mre,  Ssk ;   m^,  Snd,  5it  ;   ice,  in;   old,  on,  dd. 

passport,  pas'.tor,  pasture  (past'jcr),  plas'tcr,  raft'cr, 
rafts'  man,   slan'  dcr,   vast'  \j. 

2.  Advance',  a  Kis',  am^s/,  askance',  aslant',  dis- 
niask,  dis  mast,  en  chant,  en  liance,  in  clasp,  re  past, 
sur  pass,  un  clasp,    iin  mask. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  After  asking  the  cluindler  fur  candles,  and  blasting  a  massive 
rock,  the  good  man  found  a  rich  casket.  Do  nt)t  slander  the  pastor 
that  led  his  flock  from  the  bleak  pasture  to  a  stack  of  chatfy  straw. 
Lastly,  he  gave  a  passport  to  the  master,  who  was  vastly  pleased. 
The  raftsman  was  chanting  a  song,  while  passing  our  house  on  Lis 
mastless  raft. 

2.  Alas,  I  must  advance,  unmask,  and  partake  of  tlie  repast.  Do 
not  look  askant,  if  I  unclasp  my  cloak  and  try  to  enchant  lier. 
Amass  gold,  enhance  the  value  of  your  land,  and  surpass  your 
friend. 


DISSYLLABLES E  IN  ME. 


1.  Be'  ing,  de'  cent,  de'  mon,  o  diet,  E'  gjpt,  e'  ven, 
e'v«l,  fe'line,  fe'ver,  fre'qiient,  legion  (le'jim),  le'- 
gend,  le'  ver,  pe'  nnlt,  pe'  trel,  pre'  cept,/  pre'  cinct, 
re' flux,    re'g'ion,    se'cret,    se' quel,    sc' rzes,    te' trS,rcA. 

2.  Ac  cede',  ad  here',  at^s  tere',  co  liere'  com  plete', 
concede,  convene,  effete,  extreme,  impede,  precede, 
re  cede,  re  plete,  f  i-c  vere,  se  cede,  se  crete,  sin  cere, 
su  preme. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  e. 

3.  Bea'  con,  beak'  cr,  bea'  ver,  clean'  nes5,  clear'  ly, 
dea'con,  deal'er,  drear' y,  ea'ger,  ea'gle,  ea'glet, 
eas'el,  ea'sy,  eat' ing,  gleam' ing,^  glean' ing,  grea'sy, 
hea' flien,  mea'ger,  mean'ly,  mean'nes5,  roea' sles, 
neat'ly,  neat'nes*,  pca'coek,  peace' ful,  rea'son,  sea'- 
man,  seam' stress,  sea' shore,  sea' side,  sea'se^n,  sea'- 
ward,  sea  weed,  slea'zy,  squeam'ieli,  streak' ed,  treji'- 


DISSYLLABLES E   IX    ME.  63 

niiite,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 

cle,   trea'  son,   trea'  tis<?,    trea'  ty,   weak'  iy,   Aveak'  ness, 
wea'  ry,   wea'  se\,   weav'  er,   year'  ling. 

4.  An  near,  ap  peal',  ap  pear',  ap  pease',  ar  rear', 
be  neafli,  be  queafti,  be  speak,  be  reav<?,  bo  hea,  con- 
ceal, con  geal,  de  cease,  de  feat,  de  mean,  dis  ease,  en- 
dear, enti'eat,  impeach,  increase,  maltreat,  mislead, 
re  lease,  re  peal,  re  peat,  re  treat,  re  veal,  nn  seal/ 
un  slieafie. 

5.  Bee' hive,  bee' tie,  deep' en,  fee'ble,  fee'bly,  flee'- 
cy,  flee'ing,  free'dom,  free' man,  gree'dy,  keep' sake, 
meek'  ly,  meet'  ing,  nea'  die,  peer'  less,  pee'  vish,  sleep '- 
er,  sleej)'  ing,  sleej)'  y,'  stee'  pie,  sleep'  less,  twee'  zers, 
week'  ly. 

6.  A  grce',  a  greed',  a  sleep',  be  seech',  be  seem',  be- 
tween, can  teen,  ca  reen,  ca  reer,  com  peer,  de  cree,  de- 
gree, dis  creet,  es  teem,  ex  ceed,  fore  see,  fii  see,  gen  teel, 
gran  dee,  grant  ee,  in  deed,  les  see,  mo  reen,  pro  ceed, 
ra  zee,  re  deem,  set  tee,  sue  ceed,  trust  ee,  tu  reen,  un- 
seen,  ve  neer. 

7.  Ceil'  ing,  ei'  flier,  leis  nre  (le'  zer),  nei'  flier,  seiz'- 
ing,  seiz  ure  (sez'  yer).  Con  ceit',  con  ceive,  de  ceit, 
deceive,  perceive,  receipt.  Peo'ple.  Caprice',  dhe- 
mise,  ma  dhiiie,  ma  rine,  pe  lisse,  po  lice,  ra  vine,  va- 
lise. A  chieve',  ag  grieve,  a  jiiece,  be  lief,  be  lieve,  be- 
siege, cash  ier,  front  ier,  re  lief,  re  lieve,  re  prieve,  re- 
trieve, sor  tie. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Even  tli.is  decent  being  tells  a  legend  of  a  demon.  In  a  pre- 
cinct of  that  region,  he  had  a  fever ;  and,  as  a  sequel,  a  series  of  fits. 
A  tetrarch  in  Egypt  prepared  a  legion,  in  secret,  for  the  war. 

2.  The  austere  man,  if  sincere,  will  recede  from  such  an  extreme, 
concede  tliat  I  am  riglit,  and  accede  to  my  demand.  I  will  precede 
you  and  secrete  the  gold,  if  they  impede  your  march.  I  can  not 
revere  such  a  law,  for  it  is  replete  with  evil.  If  they  convene  and 
adhere  to  this  rule,  T  will  secede  from  the  church. 


61  NATIONAL   PRONOUNCING    SPELLER- 

igc,  at,  Srt,  Ml,  hhre,  ask  ;   1116,  Snd,  err ;   ice,  in ;   uld,  6u,  do. 

3.  When  the  weary  seaman,  on  the  dreary  deep,  sees  a  beacon 
gleaming  on  the  seashore,  he  is  eager  for  the  seaside.  If  the  dealer 
did  get  some  treacle  in  that  greasy  beaker,  he  has  no  regard  for 
cleanness.  Can  an  eagle  kill  a  weasel,  a  beaver,  and  a  peacock? 
Is  the  deacon  that  sent  the  streaked  cloth  to  the  heathen,  a  weaver? 
Tiiough  the  seamstress  like  neatness,  and  do  her  work  neatly,  J 
liave  reason  to  think  that  she  is  squeamish. 

4.  Unsheathe  the  dirk,  and  let  the  smith  anneal  it.  I  entreat  yon, 
if  the  judge  appear,  not  to  mislead  liim,  nor  to  conceal  the  appeal 
for  the  release  of  the  youth ;  but  repeat  all  that  was  said,  reveal 
the  truth,  and  appease  him.  If  you  maltreat  the  old  man,  and  do 
not  endear  your  son  to  him,  should  the  disease  cause  his  decease, 
he  will  bequeath  his  wealth  to  a  stranger. 

5.  Del^n  the  crack  with  a  beetle.  The  greedy  bear  was  fleeing 
with  a  bMhive.  Hand  me  a  needle  and  the  tweezers.  The  sleep- 
less clockmi  the  steeple  must  be  wound  up  weekly.  She  meekly 
I)laced  a  klepsake  by  the  peerless  sleeper.  The  peevish,  feeble  free- 
man feeblj^, fought  for  freedom. 

6.  Indee(i,  I  agree,  if  they  agreed  to  redeem  the  razee,  to  decree 
that  she  proceed  on  her  passage.  If  we  succeed,  and  are  discreet, 
I  foresee  thaj  between  us  we  can  buy  some  moreen,  a  settee,  a  tu- 
reen, a  canteen,  and  a  fusee.  I  beseech  you,  if  that  genteel  grandee 
is  your  compeer,  to  name  him  for  a  trustee. 

7.  Do  you  perceive  a  wasp  on  the  ceiling?  Do  you  conceive  that 
seizing  the  machine  was  right?  I  believe  that  he  cither  meant  to 
deceive,  or  to  aggrieve  me.  If  I  had  leisure,  I  could  show  that  I 
am  neither  moved  by  conceit  nor  deceit.  People  act  from  caprice. 
The  casliier  wrote  a  receipt.  These  deeds  were  achieved  by  valor. 
The  police  made  a  seizure  of  the  valise,  in  a  ravine,  near  the  front- 
ier. If  the  marine  force  besiege  the  fort,  we  will  march  to  its  relief, 
when  our  trends  can  make  a  sortie,  and  retrieve  their  loss. 


DISSYLLAJJ.LES — E   IN   END. 

1.  Beck  on  (bfik' kn),  bC'd'biig,  bed' ding,  bed' lam, 
bed'  room,!  bed'  stead,  belch'  ing,  bel'  fry,  ber'  ry,  bet'- 
ter,  bev'  el,  bles«'  ed,  bles*'  ing,  eel'  lar,  cem'  cnt,  co.n'- 
t^^(r,  cAem'ist,  clier'iib,  clev'er,  del'ug^,  des'pot, 
erA'o,  cuip'ty,  ep'ocA,  er'rand/  er'rant,  or' ring,  er'- 
ror,  lend'  or,  for'  r)%  fes'  ter,  fet'  id,  fet'  lock,  freck'  le, 


DISSYLLABLES K    IN    END.  65 


mate,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

gen'tik,  gen'tk,  ger'uiid,  gesture  (jest' yer),  helm'et, 
help'  fill,  help'  ing,  hem'  lock,  kef  t\c,  leg'  er,  let'  ter, 
lev'e^,  lev' el,  luecA'lin,  med'al,  ined'dlf',  mel'oii, 
melt'  ing,    mer'  ly. 

2.  Mes'  sage,  mess'  mat(?,i  meth'  od,  nes  tie  (lies'  si), 
neth'  er,  net'  tk,  nev'  er,  pel'  let,  pen'  oil,  pejD'  per, 
per'  ish,  pes'  ter,  plen'  ty,  prel'  iide,  pres'  ent,  red'  hot, 
ref  uge,  rel'  ic,  rel'  let,  rev'  el,  seep'  ter,  seAed'  iik,  sec'- 
ond,  self  ish,  selv'  edge,  sen'  ate,  sen'  tence,  sev'  en^ 
sev'  er,  shek  el  (sliek'  kl),  shel'  ter,  shep'  herd,  slier'  it/", 
skep'tic,  speck' k,  spelZ'er,  splen'did,  splen'dor,  tem'- 
pest,  teni'pk,  ten' ant,  ten'der,' ter' ror,  tep'id,  tet'- 
ter,   trem' blc,   twen'ty,   vel' vet,  ver' 3^,   ves'sel. 

3.  A  bed',  a  bet',  ac  cept,  ac  cess,  a  dept',  ad  dress', 
allege,  amend,  annex,  ascend,  ascent,  assess, 'as' 
sent,  at  tend,  at  temj?t,  a  vengc,  be  get,  be  best,  be 
quest,  beset,  cadet,  caress,  collect,  commence,  com- 
mend, com  pel,  con  dem??,  con  dense,  con  fess,  con- 
nect,   con  sent. 

4.  Con  tend','  con  temw.',  con  temj9t',  con  tent',  con 
test,  de  feet,  de  fend,  de  fense,  de  pend,  de  press,  de 
seend,  de  tect,  de  test,  dis  pense,  di  rect,  dis  sect,  dis 
sent,  dis  tress,  di  vest,  ef  feet,  e  lect,  e  rect,  ex  eel 
ex  cept,   ex  em^t,   ex  pect,   ex  pel,    ex  pense,    ex  press 

5.  Ex  tend',  ex  tent',  fare  well',  li  nesse',  fo  ment' 
for  get,  ga  zet^e,  her  self,  him  self,  im  mense,  im  pel 
indent,  infect,  infest,  inflect,  inject,  inspect,  in 
tend,  in  tense,  in  tent,  in  trench,  in  vent,  la  ment,  mo 
lest,  object,  offense,  oppress,  neglect,  perplex,  per 
tend,   por  tent,  pos  sess,  pre  pense,  pre  tend,  pre  tense 

6.  Pre  text',    pre  vent',    pro  fess',   pro  pel',   pro  tect' 

re  dress,    re  fleet,    re  fresh,    re  gret,    re  lent,    re  pel,    re 

])e;it, '  re  press,    re  quest,    re  sent,    re  spect,    re  trench 

5 


tIG  NATIONAL    I'UONOUNCING    SI'KLLEU. 

^ge,  At,  Sit,  all,  bi\re,  Ssk  ;   mi,  tml,  err ;   ice,  in  ;   old,  on,  <lo. 

re  veng(?,  se  leet,  sue  cess,  sug  gest,  sus  peet,  sus  pcns<?, 
transcend,  trans gres.s,  unfed,  unfelt,  unless,  unsliel/, 
yvur  self. 

Alpliabetic  Equivalents  of  e. 

7.  A  ny  (en'  ny),  ma  ny  (men'  ny)  j  A  gain',  a  gainst' 
Break'  fast,  clean'  ly,  cleans'  ing,  dead'  ly,  deaf  eix, 
deaf  nes5,  death'  les«,  feafii'  er,  head'  ac7i^,  healtli'  y, 
heafli'er,  heav'^n,  licav'y,  jeal'ous,  leaden,  leafli' er, 
leav'en,  mead'o?^^  measure  (niez'ur),  peas' ant,  pheas- 
ant (fez' ant),  pleas' ant,  pleasure  (plez' ur),  read' y, 
stead' fast,  stead' y,  threat' en,  trcas  ure  (trez' ur),  weap'' 
on,   weafli'cr,   zeal'ot,   zeal'ous. 

8.  Instead',  un  spread'.  Heifer.  Jeop'ard,  leop'- 
ard.     Squir'rey  stir'rup.     Friend' ly,  friend' ship. 

/ 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Beckon  to  the  gentle  boy  that  is  heljjiiig  fill  the  empty  cellar, 
and  send  him  on  an  errand  to  get  my  Icger.  A  bedbug  is  on  the 
bedding,  on  the  bedstead,  in  my  bedroom.  That  blessed  cherub  is 
a  blessing  to  lar  erring  father.  The  kettle  and  fender  are  at  the 
ferry.  She  said  in  her  letter,  that  the  merry,  clever  lad  had  earned 
a  medal.  The  chemist  will  not  meddle  with  that  melon,  near  the 
hemlock.  The  despot  left  liis  liehnet  in  the  belfry.  I  fear  the  melt- 
ing snow  may  cause  a  deluge  on  the  level  ground,  that  will  bear 
away  the  levee. 

2.  I  wrote  a  message  to  my  messmate,  witli  a  pencil.  There  never 
was  method  in  the  nether  room.  I  relish  a  plenty  of  pepper  in  my 
food.  The  sheriir  made  a  second  schedule  <tf  the  goods.  The  self- 
isji  .Jew,  in  his  splendor,  would  not  give  a  shekel  to  the  starving 
shepherd.  Twenty  yards  of  that  velvet  would  be  a  splendid  pres- 
ent. The  seven  men  in  lliat  vessel  must  perish,  if  she  can  find  no 
shelter  from  the  storm.  When  tlie  skejitic,  in  his  terror,  sought  a 
refuge  in  the  temple,  the  tempest  caused  it  to  tremble. 

3.  I  consent  not  to  avenge  my  wrongs,  if  you  confess  tliat  you 
did  abet  the  adept  in  his  attempt  to  gain  access  to  my  room,  when 
I  was  abed.  Collect  the  assets,  and  accept  the  beijuest.  He  will 
not  condemn  the  cadet,  if  he  heed  his  behest,  lie  will  compel  you 
U)  ascend  the  steep  ascent. 


niSSYLLABLKS K    IN    KHR.  67 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli  ;  fliis  ;  a/.ure. 

4.  Be  content  to  contend  for  the  right,  and  to  defend  all  that  are 
in  distress.  Do  not  contemn  and  detest  those  tliat  dissent  from 
your  express  views ;  but  divest  your  mind  of  the  bad  efiect  of  con- 
tempt. Do  not  expect  to  excel,  if  not  exempt  from  defect.  After 
they  elect  your  son,  if  lie  must  contest  liis  seat,  direct  him  not  to 
regard  expense ;  but  to  dispense  favors  freely,  and  to  depend  on  his 
friends  in  his  defense. 

5.  Inspect  the  gazette,  and  read  the  farewell  address.  Do  not 
lament,  if  he  invent  a  tale  of  the  immense  extent  of  the  land  I 
possess.  If  she  herself,  by  a  finesse,  intend  to  foment  the  feud,  or 
to  impel  my  friend  himself,  for  any  i)retense,  to  object  to  extend  the 
time  of  my  payment,  I  will  neither  forget  nor  neglect  to  perplex 
and  oppress  her. 

6.  I  regret  that,  for  any  pretext,  you  should  profess  to  protect  the 
girl,  and  redress  her  wrongs,  when  she  does  not  repent  for  the  past, 
nor  respect  you.  Unless  you  yourself  relent  and  prevent  her  suc- 
cess, I  will  resent  this  slight;  and,  to  end  your  suspense,  revenge 
my  wrongs.  If  you  susj)ect  that  James  will  transgress,  I  suggest 
that  you  request  your  son  to  select  a  man  to  do  the  work. 

7.  If  I  have  any  horse  from  so  many,  I  want  a  steady  one. 
Again  ask  that  cleanly  kd  to  have  some  breakfast.  The  healthy 
peasant  found  a  treasure  in  the  meadow.  When  you  are  ready  to 
kill  the  pheasant,  rest  that  heavy,  deadly  weapon  against  the  fence. 
N^either  deafness  nor  headache  can  daunt  that  deathless  soul.  If 
the  weather  is  i)leasant,  that  zealous,  steadfast  lad  is  bound  for 
pleasure. 

8.  I  will  go,  instead  of  the  maid,  to  see  if  the  cloth  is  unspread. 
Do  not  jeopard  your  life,  if  the  leopard  seize  the  heifer.  If  you 
long  for  friendship,  be  friendly.  Tiiat  saddle  has  but  one  stirrup. 
Do  squirrels  gnaw  ? 


DISSYLLABLES E  IN  ERR. 


1.  Cler'gj,  cer'tain,  fer'mcnt,  fcr'til^?,  fer''iriBnt, 
fer'vid,  Aerb' ag(",  lierds' man,  lier' niit,  ker'nel,  iiier'- 
cer,  mer'  chant,  luer'  cy,  nier'  iiu'inl,  nerve'  less,  iicrv'- 
oils,  perch' ing^  per' feet,  per'jiUT,  per' son,  ser' mon, 
serv'ant,  serv'icc,  serv'ik,  sher'bet,  ster'ling,  ihcre'- 
i'bre,  ver'  bal,  ver'  dant,  ver'  diet,  verd  nre  (verd'  yer), 
ver'  min,   ver'  tex.. 


CS  NATIONAL   PRONOUNCING    SPELLER, 

ige,  4t,  ht,  all,  bilre,  ksk  ;   m^,  find,  err  ;   Ice,  In  ;   Aid,  6n,  d6. 

2.  Aleit',  amerce',  asperse',  a ver',' a vSrse',  avert', 
CO  crce,  con  corn,  con  verge,  con  verse,  con  vert,  de  fer, 
de  serve,  de  sert,  dis  perse,  di  verge,  di  vert,  e  merge, 
expert,  inert,  infer,  insert,  inter,  in  verse,  '  in  vert, 
ob  serve,  per  verse,  per  vert,  pre  fer,  j^re  serve,  re  fer, 
re  serve,  re  verse,  re  vert,  sub  merge,  sub  merse,  .sub 
serve,  sub  vert,  su  perb,   trans  verse. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  §. 

3.  Earl'  dom,  ear'  1  v,  earn'  est,^  earn'  ing,|  earth'  born, 
earth'  en,  earth'  ly,  earth'  quake,  earth'  j,  learn'  ed, 
learn'  ing,  pearl'  y,  search'  ing.  Ke  hearse',  re  search'. 
Birth'  place,  cir'  cle,  cir'  cus,  dirt'  y,  fir'  kin,  firm'  ly, 
firm'  nes5,  irk'  some,  sir'  loin,'  skir'  mish,  skirt'  ing, 
spirt'ing,  thirst'ing,  thirst' y/ thir' teen,  thir'ty,  vir'gin, 
infirm'.  Work' man,  world' ly,  Avor'ship,  Avor'tliy. 
Jour'nal,  jour'ney,  adjourn'. 

4.  Bur' den,  bur' dock,  bur'ges.5,  bur'glar,  bur'ly, 
burn'  ish,  curb'  stone,  cur'  die,  cur'  fe\v,^'ur'  lew,  curl'- 
ing,  curs' cd,  cur' tain,  fur' long,  fur'nish,  fur' ry,  fur'- 
flier,  fur'tive,  gur' net,  mur' der,  nnirk'y,  nnir' mur, 
nurse' ling,  pur' pie,  pur' pert,  pur' pose,  purs' er,  stur- 
geon (ster'jun),  sur' face,  f surfeit,  surgeon  (ser'jun), 
surge'  less,  sur'  ly,  sur'  name,  Thurs'  day,  tur'  key,  tur'- 
inoil,  turn'er,  turn' key,  tur' nip,  tur' tie.  Absurd', 
l^fjOjmy-,  de  mur,  dis  burse,  dis  turb,  in  cur,  in  urn,  oc- 
<jjP(|re  (■•ur,  re  turn,  un  curl,  un  furl,  un  hurt,  u  surp. 
^uer'  don.     Myr'  tie. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Tlie  clergy  in  the  service  of  a  certain  clinrch,  though  fervent, 
are  not  jjorfoft.  The  herdsnifin  fears  tlic  fervid  heat  will  kill  the 
verdant  herbage.  The  liermit,  tliough  nervon?,  is  a  person  of  ster- 
ling worth;  and,  tlierefore,  it  is  certain  he  will  not  perjure  himself. 


DISSYLLABLES 1    IN    ICE.  69 

mute,  up,  fuU. — 6  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azuro. 

The  merchant  had  mercy  on  the  servile  servant,  that  drank  the 
sherbet,  and  sent  him  to  liear  tlie  sermun. 

2.  I  inter,  from  jimv  reserve,  if  this  alert  and  expert  man  aver 
that  he  can  disperse  the  crowd,  that  you  will  not  advert  to  it.  If 
tliat  inert  and  perverse  man  asperse  and  desert  this  superb  lady, 
and  does  not  avert  the  evil,  and  preserve  her  from  sliame,  he  does 
not  deserve  the  name  of  man.  xt'  he  is  averse  to  the  plan,  you  can 
not  coerce  him;  but  he  will  defer  to  you,  if  you  convert  him. 

3.  Though  early  and  earnest,  the  learned  man,  at  the  age  of  thirty, 
did  not  gain  the  earldom.  Did  the  eartlKjuake  break  the  earthen- 
wares? Though  irksome,  thirteen  boys  were  firmly  searching  for 
earthly  learning.  The  wortliy  virgin  kept  a  journal,  on  her  journey. 
Though  thirsty  and  infirm,  tlie  workman  showed  great  firmness,  in 
the  skirmish  near  his  birthplace. 

4.  The  burly  burglar,  after  the  murder,  did  bear  his  cursed  bur- 
den A  furlong.  The  curfew  was  rung  at  eight  o'cU>ck.  The  curlew 
flew  to  the  burdock  that  ts  near  the  curbstone.  Will  you  furnish  a 
purple  curtain  for  the  further  room?  For  what  i)urpose  did  the 
surly  surgeon  ask  you  to  give  the  surname  of  the  turnkey?  Did 
he  unfurl  the  sails,  when  he  saw  tlie  smooth  surface  of  the  surgeless 
sea?  Did  he  give  you  a  guerdon  for  the  turnips,  turkey,  turtle,  and 
sturgeon?  When  there  is  a  turmoil,  it  is  absurd  to  incur  risk.  If 
the  purser  return,  on  Thursday  he  will  disburse  the  funds. 


DISSYLLABLES 1   IN    ICE. 


1.  Bi'as,  BVUe,  bi'ped,  hYxalve,  bri'dl^?,  bri'er, 
brill'  y,  ci'  der,  ci  pher  (si'  fer),  cli'  mate,  cli'  max,  cri'- 
er,  cri'sis,  di'et,  di' ver,  di'vers^,  driv'er,  driv'ing, 
fi'at,  fi'nal,  fi'nit^,  lirc'sid<?,  Fri'day,  grind' st6n<?, 
hind' most,  ice' berg,  i'dl^,  i'dler,  i'dling,  i'dol,  ire'ful, 
i'  vy. 

2.  Li'ar,  ri'cens<?,  Iif/les5,  lltytim^,  liktf'ly,  like'- 
wis^,  li'lac,  li'on,  mi'ser,  pi'brocA,  pi'rat<?,  pli'ant, 
pri'vate,  qiii'et,  ri' ot,  rip'«i,  ri' val,  sci'on,  si' lent, 
si'ren,  sli'ly,  slim'y,  sli'nes.^,  spi' cy,  spi'der,  spi'- 
nal,  spi'ral,  sti'pend,  strip' ed,  ti'ny,  tri' al,  tri'fl^, 
tri'fler,    tri' fling,    vi' and,    vi'nous,    vi' tal. 


70  NATIONAL    PKONOUNXING    SPELLEK. 

igc,  it,  ^rt,  all,  biro,  ask  ;  mi,  find,  ^rr ;    ice,  in ;   bid,  bn,  db. 

3.  Abide',  acquire',  admir/,  advice',  advise,  af- 
fr'ujht,  ali^At,  alike,  alive,  aright,  arise,  arrive,  as- 
cril)e,  aspire,  aside,  assize,  astride,  attire,  awhile, 
baptize,  hen'ujht,  beni«/n,  betide,  canine,  combine, 
concise,  conspire,  contrive,  decide,  delile,  define, 
delight,  deprive,  derive,  describe,  desi^i.  desire, 
despise,   despite,   divide,  divine. 

4.  Entice',  entwine',  esquire',  expire',  ignite',  im- 
bibe, incite,  incline,  inquire,  inspire,  invite,  oblige, 
oblique  (oblik'),  opine,  perspire,  precise,  premise, 
pre  side,  re  cline,  re  fine,  re  quire,  re  quite,  re  siyn,  re- 
sir/n,  retire,  revile,  revive,  saline,  subscribe,  sub- 
lime, subside,*  suffice  (suffiz'),  supine,  surprise,  sur- 
vive,  transpire,    unkind,    unripe,   untried,    imwise. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  i. 

5.  Tin  tie'.  Be  guile',  dis  guise.  Buy'  er  Cy'  cle,  cy'- 
pres.<f,  dry'ly,  dy' er,  hy'phen,  by' son,  shy'ness,  ty"- 
rant.  Al  ly',  ap  ply,  a  wry,  com  ply,  de  cry,  de  fy,  de- 
ny,  descry,   espy,   July,   rely,   reply,   supply. 

Dictation  JSxercises 

1.  The  idle  driver  lias  a  bias  for  cider.  He  read  liis  Bible  by  fire- 
lij,'lit,  on  Friday.  IJipeds  have  two  feet,  and  bivalves  two  shells. 
Tlio  crier  told  tlie  driver,  while  drivinj?,  to  take  the  bridle  and 
catch  the  hindmost  liorse  in  the  drove.  The  iceberg  is  almost  as 
hard  as  a  grindstone. 

2.  The  miser,  in  his  lifetime,  likewise  said  that  liis  rival  was  a 
liar.  The  pirate  left  the  lifeless*  lion  in  the  slimy  mud.  A  (jniet,! 
tiny  spider  has  its  web  on  a  lilac.  If  the  tritler  trille  in  jjrivate, 
and  seize  the  spicy  viands,  make  no  riot. 

3.  Wlien  you  arrive  at  my  friend's  house,  alight.  If  you  admire 
the  place,  I  advise  you  to  abide  there  awhile.  The  concise  advice 
of  my  benign  friend  will  delight  you.  Do  you  design  to  request  the 
priest  to  baptize  the  child? 

4.  YoM  are  unwise,  if  you  try  to  entice  any  one  to  subscribe,  re- 
tire, or  resign.     Invite  the  esquire  to  ])reside.     Will  he  revive,  or 


lMSSYr,T,A15I,KS 1  IN  IN.  71 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  ^  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

expire?     Did  tlie  sublime  speech  excite  no  surprise?     Oblige  tlie 
unkind  cliild  to  give  the  unripe  fruit  to  yon. 

5.  Untie  my  shoe.  No  disguise  can  beguile  me.  Tiie  buyer  sent 
the  cloth  to  the  dyer,  in  July.  A  cycle  is  a  round  of  years.  Bid 
him  cut  the  cypress,  if  lie  apply  for  wood.  I  rely  on  you  for  a 
supi)ly  of  hyson  tea.  In  reply  to  your  question,  I  will  not  deny 
that  I  did  decry  and  defy  the  tyrant. 


DISSYLLABLES 1  IN  IN. 

1.  Bib'ber,  bick'er,  bid'der,  bfd'ding,  big'nes.?, 
big'  ot,  biU'  et,  bill  ion  (bil'  jnn),  bil'  low?,  bisli'  op,  bit'- 
ter,  bit' tern,  blis'ter,  brin'dl<?,  chick' en,  chim' ney, 
cin'der,  cis'tern,  cit'y,  civ'ie,  civ' il,  crip'pk,  crit'ie, 
dig' it,  dim'pk,  din' nor,  dis'cord,  dis'taf/*,  dis'tic/i, 
dis'trict,  driv'd,  driv'ni,  tick' 1<?,  fid' dk^,  fifty,  fig- 
ure (fig'  yer),  fil'  bert,  fil'  let,  fin'  ger,  fin'  isli,  fish'  er, 
fish'  ing,   fit'  ness,   frig'  ate,   frig'  id. 

2.  Gld'd}^  gin'ger,  gip'sy,  giv'er,  giV  ing,  gl!m'- 
mer,  ghs  ten  (glis' sn),  glit'ter,  hitli' er,  iU'ness,  im'- 
pnlse,  in'dex,  in' flux,  iii'gle,  in' got,  in'jur<3,  ink'y, 
in' land,  in' most,  in'ner,  in' quest,  in' sect,  in'stant, 
in' step,  in'stinct,  in' ward,  jin'gk,  kid' nap,  kin'dlf, 
kin'dred,  king' dom,  king'ly,  kins' man,  ki?!ch'en,  kit'- 
t<?n,  lil' y,  lim'it,  lim'ner,  linch'pin,  lin'en,  lin'ger, 
lin'net,  lin'seed,  list  en  (lis' sn),  lifter,  lit' tic,  liv'er, 
liv'  ing,    live'  long. 

3.  Mid' die,  mkVmrjht,  mid'Y'iff,  mil' dew,  mil'ler, 
mil' let,  million  (mil' yun),  min'glc,  minion  (min'yun), 
min'im,  min' strel,  mir' ror,  mit'ten,  mixture  (miksf- 
yer),  nim'ble,  nim'bly,  nip' pie,  pig' eon,  pig' my,  pil'- 
fer,  pil'grim,  pil'lar,  pil' low?,  pin'cers,  pip' pin,  pis'- 
tol,  pi^Jch'er,  pit'y,  piv'ot,  print' er,  print' ing,  pritii'ee, 
cpiick'en,  quick' ly,  quick' set,  quiv' er,  rich' ly,  rig' id, 
ring' let,   rip' pie,   riv'el,    riv'cn,   riv'er. 


72  NATIONAL    I'RONOUNCINC;    SI'KLLEll, 

kxe,  St,  art,  kU,  bi\io,  SsU  ;    mi,  6ncl,  err  ;   Ice,  !n ;    6ld,  on,  do. 

4.  Sens'  sors,  sc-nb'  We,  scrlb'  blcr,  script  iirc  (skript'- 
yer),  sliil'ling,  sliiiVgk,  sliiv'cr,  sickVn,  sick'k^,  sick'- 
ly,  sic'k'ness,  sig' iial,  silk'y,  sil' van,  sil' ver,  Biiii'ple, 
sin' fill,  siiig'er,  siiig'iiig,  siiVgk,  siii'uer,  sir' up,  sis'- 
ter,  sifter,  sit' ting,  skil/'ful,  skim'nier,  skin'ny,  skit' 
tish,  sli})'por,  sliv'cr,  sniv'<?],  spig'ot,  spike' nard,  spin'- 
ach,  spir' it,  splint' er,  s])lit'ting,  S])rin'kk,  sprink'- 
ling,  spring' y,  stiftVn,  stil/' nes-?,  stin' gy,  swiv'<?l, 
thick' <?n,  tbick'ly,  thick' ncs,*?,  thiin'bl<?,  think' ing, 
fliifli' er,    tick' le,    tini' ber,   tini'id. 

5.  Tln'der,  tiii'glc,  tihk'er,  tiiik'k,  tin'sel,  t!p'- 
tod",  tip' top,  tit'ter,  trib' I'lnc,  trib'ute,  trick' ish,  trick'- 
\e,  trick' y,  trim'ming,  twii'ik'h^,  twiiik'liiig,  twit'ter, 
vic'ar,  vic'tiin,  vig'il,  vig'or,  vil'lag^',  vil'lain,  vinc'- 
yard,  vis' it,  vis' or,  viv'id,  whip' stock,  whis'per,  whit'- 
tk,  AviU'fnl,  wil^'ing,  wi^lo^o,  wind'niilZ,  win'do?^?, 
wing'  ed,  wink'  ing,  win'  ner,  Avin'  ter,  wish'  ing,  wis'- 
dom,    Avit'les.<?,    wit'ty. 

C>.  Ahvulge'j  ae(piit',  admit',  afflict',  assist',  be- 
gin, consist,  convince,  depict,  desist,  disniisiS,  dis- 
tinct, eclipse,  ellipse,  e  quij),  evince,  exist,  extinct, 
forbid,  forgive,  impinge,  inflict,  infringe,  insist,  me- 
thinks,  omit,  outlive,  predict,  prolix,  rescind,  resist, 
restrict,  submit,  unflx,  unpin,  unship,  until,  uplift, 
with  in. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  i. 

7.  EiV gland,  pret'ty.  Breech' es.  Busy  (b!z'zy). 
Wom'en.  Guilt' y,  guin'ea.  Crys'tal,  eyn'ic,  gym'- 
nast,  gyp' sum,  hys'sop,  lyr'ic,  mys'tic,  myth'ic, 
stryc/i' nine,   syn'od,   syn' tax,  syr'inge,  sys'tem. 


DISSYLLABLES — I    L\    LV.  40 

unite,  ftp.  full. — c  a.s  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng     s  as  z  ;  di  as  sli ;  fhi.s ;  r.ztne. 

Dictation  Exercise!^. 

1.  The  bisliop  is  no  bibber  nor  bigot.  Do  not  bicker  with  the 
bidder,  when  bidding.  A  biUow  struck  the  frigate.  Tlie  bittern  is 
bitter.  Did  the  cinder  that  fell  from  the  chimney,  blister  your  fin- 
ger? A  chicken  is  in  the  cistern.  The  city  gave  a  civic  crown, 
and  dinner,  to  the  civil  cripple.  The  figure  five  is  a  digit.  If  the 
critic  cause  discord,  drive  him  fifty  miles  from  the  district.  Thftf, 
fickle  lady  has  a  dimple  on  herchi.l.  The  fisher  Avill  soon  finish 
fishing,  on  this  frigid  day. 

2.  Send  the  giddy  gipsy  to  the  furthest  limit  of  the  kingdom.  If 
slie  is  giving  ginger  to  the  child  for  its  illness,  she  may  injure  it. 
See  the  light  glisten  and  then  glimmer.  The  instant  an  ingot  of 
gold  was  found,  it  served  as  an  impulse  for  an  infius  of  strangei-s, 
inland.  Come  hither,  if  they  kidnap  the  man  and  hold  an  inquest 
in  the  inner  court  or  inmost  jtart  of  the  palace.  My  kingly  kins- 
man loves  his  kindred.  The  little  kitten  cauglit  an  insect  in  the 
kitchen.  The  good  liver  saw  a  linnet  linger  by  a  lily,  for  a  livelong 
day. 

3.  The  nimble  minion  did  nimbly  wade  into  the  middle  of  the 
stream.  The  miller  says  that  mildew  has  injured  the  millet.  The 
minstrel,  at  midnight,  stood  by  a  pillar  of  tiie  temple,  to  listen  to 
the  ripple  of  the  river.  A  billion  is  one  million  of  millions.  It  is 
a  pity  that  the  jiigmy  should  pilfer  a  pigeon,  a  pippin,  and  a  pitcher. 
Pritliee,  rigid  i)ilgrim,  put  up  thy  pistol.  I  saw  her  ringlets  on  tlie 
pillow.     Tell  the  printer  that  I  want  the  printing  done  quickly. 

4.  My  sister  has  a  pair  of  scissors,  and  a  silver  thimble.  Tlic 
sickly  scribbler  will  scribble  for  a  shilling  an  hour.  The  simiJe 
man,  in  splitting  a  shingle  with  a  sickle,  got  a  splinter  in  his  finger. 
At  a  given  signal,  a  skillful  rider,  vvlio  was  sitting  on  my  skittish 
horse,  rode  past  with  great  spirit.  Skim  the  sirup  with  a  skinnner. 
I  found  some  spikenard  and  spinach  in  the  garden,  lie  is  too  timid 
to  go  thither. 

5.  Tiie  tinder  took  fire  in  a  twinkle.  Do  not  titter,  if  tlie  tinker 
make  the  bell  tinkle.  Use  tinsel  for  the  trimming.  Tiie  winged 
birds  twitter.  Tlie  vicar  of  the  village  has  much  vigor.  On  my 
vigil,  from  the  window  of  the  windmill,  I  saw  the  willful  villain 
kill  liis  willing  victim  with  a  whipstoek.  No  one  is  a  winner  ot 
wisdom,  by  mere  wishing.  Tlie  witless  man  left  his  visor  by  a 
willow,  on  his  visit  to  tlie  vineyard. 

fi.  If  the  judge  dismiss  tlie  c,i>e  and  accpiit  your  son,  and  you  for- 
give and  admit  him,  methinks  he  will  not  assist  to  abridge  onr 
pleasure,  or  af.liot  }<>u.     I  insist,  if  yni  I)cgin,  that  yon  do  not  de- 


74  NATIONAL   I'KONOUNCIJMG    Bl'lOLLi;!:. 


i\ge,  Lt,  Sit,  all,  b;\re,  ask  ;   mu,  end,  oir ;   ice,  in  ;   old,  on,  dd. 

sist  until  you  convince  the  man.  I  i)redict,  if  you  eijuip  the  men 
iind  omit  to  rc.-icii)d  tliat  prohx  l;t\v,  tiiat,  Avithin  a  montli,  they  will 
infringe  it,  and  resist  yon. 

7.  Those  pretty  breeches  were  made  by  women,  in  England.  The 
guilty  gymnast  stole  a  guinea.  The  cynic  wrote  a  mythic  lyric.  I 
will  buy  a  crystal  for  your  watch,  a  syringe,  and  some  hy.-^op, 
ctrychnine,  and  gypsum. 


DISSYLLABLES O   IX    OLD. 

1.  Bold'ly,  bold'ness,  bol'ster,  bo' rax,  bro'keii,  bro'- 
ker,  c'Alo'  rine,  c/io'  ral,  c/io'  rus,  clo'  ver,  co'  Ion,  cro'- 
ny,  crosier  (kro'zer),  dolt^'t'ul,  dot'ag^',  dot'ard,  drov'or, 
fore'  ing,  ford'  ing,  forg'  er,  forg'  iiig,  i'or/  man,  forc'- 
niost,  fro' ward,  glo'rj,  gro'cer,  ho'ly,  liosier  (lio'zer), 
liol'ster,  jok'er,  lo' cal,  locust,  lon^'ly,  lond'somt', 
Hiolt'cn,  inoj)'isl»,  nio' tion,  no' bit',  no' bier,  no' blest, 
no' blv,    uohe' gay,    no' tier,   no' tion. 

2.  On' ly,  6'ny.x,  6'j)al,  6' ral,  osier  (6'zer),  6' val, 
o'  vert,  po'  em,  i)ok'  er,  po'  ny,  p<.>'  iwis,  port'  ly,  i)or'' 
trait,  post'ag^,  post' cr,  poot' ern,  |K>st' ma^t,  ])Ost'- 
mark,  i»03t' script,  po' sy,  po' tent,  i)rotile  (pro'fej), 
pro' griim /;*<?,  ro'sy,  rov' er,  rov'ing,  smok'er,  so' ber, 
social  (so'shal),  so' fa,  so'j<>nrn,  soLj' ly,  stor<'n,  ston'y, 
sto' ry,  swoW  en,  tbo' rax,  to'ki'n,  to'p.'iz,  to' tal,  Uno'- 
ard,  tro' cAcvj,  tro  phy  (tro' fe),  tro' ver,  vo' cal,  vot' er, 
'>diok;''sak,  lolxoie' some,  wo' fill. 

3.  A  bodf ',  ad6r6'',  afford',  alon^',  arose'',  ashore'', 
atone,  before',  behold,  cajole,  comport,  condole,  con- 
sole, control,  convoke,  denote,  deplore,  dethrone,  de- 
vo'e,  discloV,  dispo.i;e,  divorce,  elope,  enforce,  en- 
gross,  ex  plore. 

4.  Exp6rt',  exp6.se',  forebode',  foreg6',  ga  Im-lie',  ig- 
nore, inclose,  in  voke,  jocose,  morose,  i)arole,  patrol, 
post  ])one,    promote,     propose,    })ro  voke,    repo.se,    re- 


DISSYLLABLES O    IX   OLT\  <0 

mute,  up,  full. — e  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  a  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  ,as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

stor(?,  re  volt,  sup  port,  sup  pose,  nn  close,  iin  fold,  un- 
told,   unyoke,   uphold,    verbose,    wiflihold. 

o.  ±>ra  vo,  can  to,  car  go,  ceii  to,  dit  to,  do  do, 
fres'  CO,  grot'  to,  gua  no  (gwa'  no),  gus'  to,  ha'  16,  lie'- 
ro,  jun'to,  Ms' so,  liin'bo,  Ifn'go,  maiVgo,  inot'to, 
ne  gro,  pres  to,  quar  to  (kwar  to),  sa  go,  sal  vo,  so  lo, 
Stuc  CO,    tj  ro,    ve  to,   ze  ro. 

-    Alphabetic  Ecpiivalents  of  6. 

6.  Yeo' man.  Board' er,  boat'ing,  boat' man,  boat- 
swain (bot'  swc\n  or  b(y  sn),  co'  coa,  hoar'  y,  load'  star, 
load'  stone,  moan'  iug.  A  board',  a  float,  aj)  proach, 
De  moan,  en  croach,  re  proach,  un  load.  Al'  oes,  foe'- 
uian.  Four' score,  four' teen,  mould' er,  mould' y,mourn'- 
er,  mourn' ful,  mourn' ing,  poul'tice,  poul'try,  shoul'- 
der,  snioul'der,  sourc'es. 

7.  Ar'row,  bar' row,  bel'low,  bil'low,  bor'row, 
bowl'der,  bow' sprit,  bar' row,  cal'low,  crow' ing,  el'- 
bow,  fal'low,  fel'low,  fol'low,  fur' row,  grow' ing, 
luU'Iow,  har' row,  hoi' low,  low'er,  mar' row,  mead'- 
ow,  mel'low,  min'now,  mor' row,  nar'row,  own'er, 
l)!r  low,  ra^n'bow,  sal' low,  slukl'ow,  shal'low,  sor'- 
row,  spir'row,  swal  low  (swol' 16),  tal'low,  throw' ing, 
wal  low  (w6r  16),  whit'  low,  wid'  ow,  wil'  low,  wui'- 
now,   yel'low.     Bestow',   un  A.'nown'. 

Dictation   Exercises. 

1.  "Will  the  broker  act  boldly,  in  his  dotajre?  A  dotard  may  hav^e 
boldness.  The  choral  singers  sang  a  holy  ciiorus.  The  drover  left 
the  herd  amid  the  clover  with  his  crony.  The  frovvard  joker  was 
forcing  the  dog  to  make  a  doleful  sound.  The  forger  was  forging  a 
note,  in  a  lonely  wood.  Tlie  noble  foeinan  was  foremost,  when 
fording  the  stream.  The  hosier  bouglit  a  bolster  and  bri>keii  holster 
of  the  grocer.    Tlie  mopish  lad  has  a  nosegay. 

2.  I  have  read  only  one  poem.     The  onyx,  the  topaz,  and  the 


76  NATIOXAL    ri:ONOUNCING    SPELLKR. 

Age,  ^t,  art,  all,  bare,  ask  ;   mi,  ind,  err ;   Ice,  in ;   61J,  An,  do. 

opul  are  precious  stones.  My  osier  basket  is  oval.  Buy  wliole- 
soine  food,  at  wliolesale,  for  the  pony.  Read  tlie  i)oster  and  pro- 
iir.amnie.  Notice  the  postmark;  and,  if  right,  ])ay  the  ])ortly  post- 
man the  postage  on  my  letter.  I  saw  a  i)n)tile  of  tlie  rover  tliat 
has  stolen  my  posy      Tlie  sober  suu)ker  sat  on  the  sofa. 

3.  lie  alone  arose  and  came  to  iny  abode.  If  she  elope,  though  I 
adore  lier,  I  will  get  a  divorce.  Explore  the  coast;  and,  if  ^'ou  be- 
iiold  a  shi[)  ashore,  alFord  relief.  If  they  try  to  cajole  and  control 
him,  I  will  convoke  liis  friends  ;ind  disclose  the  plot.  Condole  with 
your  friend,  if  you  can  not  console  him.  If  the  king  dispose  of 
my  goods  and  enforce  that  law,  I  will  aid  to  dethrone  him. 

4.  If  thaf  morose  man  propose  to  export  his  untold  wealth,  I 
will  witiihold  my  support.  I  forebode,  if  you  ignore  the  debt,  or 
postpone  its  ])ayment,  that  lie  will  invoke  the  law,  and  expose  your 
faults;.  The  patrol  had  to  forego  their  repose.  Do  you  suppose 
your  verbose  friend  can  provoke  me?  Unyoke  and  restore  the  oxen. 
Uphold  the  right,  and  promote  the  good  of  all. 

5.  The  bravt)  read  the  first  canto  of  a  jwem  and  part  of  a  cento, 
with  much  gusto.  The  ship  brought  a  cargo  of  guano.  There  was 
A  fresco  of  a  dodo  cm  the  stucco.  The  hero,  though  a  negro,  be- 
came one  of  the  junto.  lie  ate  a  piece  of  mango  with  his  sago. 
The  tyro  wrote  a  strange  lingo. 

C.  The  boatman,  the  boatswain,  and  the  hoary  yeoman,  were 
boating  on  the  river.  Our  boarder  likes  cocoa.  If  the  ship  is 
ufluat  and  it  ajiproach,  those  aboard  will  unload  it.  Give  aloes  to 
the  foeman.  Fourscore  men  and  fourteen  women  were  in  mourn- 
ing.    Put  a  poultice  on  his  shoulder.    The  poultry  became  mould}-. 

7.  I  .shot  a  minnow  with  my  l)ow  and  arrow,  in  tlie  narrow 
meadow.  Did  you  borrow  the  barrow  and  harrow  of  the  owner? 
Tliat  fellow  will  bellow,  if  he  hit  his  elbow  on  a  bowlder.  Did  the 
billow  liit  the  bowsprit?  The  callow  young  of  the  swallow  are 
growing?  Did  you  follow  the  ])low,  and  turn  that  furrow  on  the 
rilU)w,  in  the  lower  hollow  ?  Bestow  alms  on  the  uuknown  widow, 
that  lives  in  the  yellow  house  near  the  willow. 


DISSVI-LAULKS O    IN    ON, 

1.  Bloc'k' lieod,  block' lious^,  bios' BOiii,  bod'y,  b5n^ 
riiY',  boil' net,  bofh'er,  bot'tk',  cAron' ic,  c-los'ct,  cob'- 
!)ler,  cob' web,  coffee,  coffer,  cof  lin,  col' ic,  col' kr, 
col' lege,  com' but,  com'et,  com' ma,  coin'mcrct',  com'- 


DISSYLLABLES O  IN  ON.  77 


niilte.  up,  f?ill. — c  as  Ic ;  g  as  i ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sli  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

mon,  coir/pend,  com' plex,  com' post,  com'radc,  coii'- 
(jord,  cou'co!^rs<?,  coii'cretg,  con' duct,  con'dwit,  con'llict, 
coiVgress,  con'ic,  con  quer  (kong'ker),  con  quest  (kong'- 
kwest),  con' script,  con'sul,  con' tents,  con' tract,  con'- 
trit^,  cop' per,  cop'y,  cost'ly,  cot  tags. 

2.  Doc'  l\e,  dock'  et,  doc'  tor,  flor'  id,  tor'  agf,  fore 
Lead  (tor' ed),  for' est,  frol' ic,  glob'ul^',  gos'pel,  gos'- 
sip,  grov'64,  hogs'hcrtd,  liol'lj,  /ion'est,  Aon' or,  liop'- 
])er,  hor'rid,  hot' bed,  liov'el,  joc'und,  lob'ster,  loc-k'- 
er,  lode' et,  lo(/g' er,  loc/g' ing,  log'ic,  loiVger,  loz'eng^, 
inoek'  er,  mock'  ing,  mod'  el,  mod'  ern,  mod'  est,  mon'- 
iid,  mon'arc■7^   nion'ster,   mon'strmis,  mor' al,   moss'y. 

'd.  Ob'ject,  offer,  often  (of'fn),  on' ward,  6s' tricli, 
pock'et,  pol'ish,  pon'tif/",  pop'gun,  pop'lar,  por'rirZge, 
pofii'er,  pot' sherd,  j^ot'tagc,  proc'es-s,  prod  uce  (prod'- 
dus),  prod' net,  prog'res-s,  prom'ist',  prop'er,  pros' pect, 
prov'  erb,  prov'  ince,  rock'  er,  roek'  et,  rock'  ing,  rob'- 
ber,  scAol'  ar,  shock'  ing,  slop'  py,  sock'  et,  soft  en  (sof- 
fn),  sol' ace,  sol'der,  sol' id,  son' net,  sor'rel,  top'ic,  top'- 
ple,  tot'ter,  trom'bonc,  ton'ic,  trop'ic,  vol' ley,  vol'- 
urae  (vol'  yum),    vom'  it,   yon'  der. 

■i.  Ab  scond',  ab  solve',  ac  cost',  a  cross',  a  dopt',  al- 
lot, a  loft,  a  long,  a  non,  a  top,  be  long,  be  troth,  be- 
yond, de  spond,  de  volvc,  dis  solve,  em  boss,  en  sconce, 
evolve,  extol,  forgot,  prolong,  involve,  respond,  re- 
sponse, i-e  volve,  nn  lock,  nn  stop. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  6. 

5.  Quad' rant,  quad' rate,  quar'rel,  quar'ry,  seal' lop, 
squab' ble,  squad' ron,  squal'id,  squan'der,  swal'loe^), 
swamp'  y,  wad'  ding,  waf  tie,  wal'  let,  wal'  lop,  Aval'- 
lo?^,  wal'  rus,  Avan'  ton,  wan'  der,  war'  rant,  was'  sail, 
waich'  ful,  wa^ch'  ing,  watch'  man. 


7i>  NATIONAL    I'RONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

age,  4t,  lit,  ill,  b&re,  Ssk ;   mO,  i-nd,  err  ;    ice,  in  ;   h\d,  on,  do. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Tlie  blockhead  made  a  bontire  of  the  blockhouse.  Put  the 
blossom  ill  your  bonnet.  Do  not  bother  that  little  body  with  the 
costly  collar.  The  cobbler  sweiit  the  cobweb  from  a  bottle  iu 
the  closet.  Is  the  colic  chronic?  My  comrade,  in  college,  used 
coftee  for  a  common  drink,  lie  used  his  coffin  for  a  colier.  lie 
lost  his  collar  in  the  combat.  Use  the  comma  in  that  complos 
compeud.  The  conduct  of  tiie  concourse,  in  the  conflict,  was  not 
in  concord  with  an  act  of  congress.  In  a  copy  of  the  contract,  the 
contrite  consul  agrees  to  pay  for  the  cottage. 

2.  The  jocund  youth  is  docile.  The  honest  doctor  has  a  florid 
forehead.  I  saw  some  holly,  on  a  mossy  tree,  in  the  forest.  The 
gossip  will  neither  regard  honor,  nor  the  gospel.  Tiiat  hovel  was 
the  hotbed  of  horrid  crimes.  The  lobster,  in  that  locker,  is  mon- 
strous,    ^ly  loilger  is  modest  and  moral. 

3.  Is  it  an  object  often  to  offer  the  contents  of  your  pocket  to 
the  pontiff?  As  you  pass  onward,  you  may  see  an  ostrich  at  or 
beyond  the  tropic.  Do  not  pother  them,  if  they  have  pottage  hi  a 
potslierd.  The  prospect  of  much  produce  in  the  province  is  good. 
He  gives  promise  of  great  progress.  The  scholar  read  a  jjroverb, 
in  this  volume,  for  his  topic.  Tiie  trombone  made  a  shocking  sound. 
Yonder  is  a  robber,  on  our  soi'rel  horse. 

4.  I  will  absolve  them,  if  they  revolt  and  abscond.  If  you  accost 
the  man  across  the  road,  he  will  respond,  anon.  If  tlie  task  de- 
volve on  tiiee,  do  not  despond;  but  look  aloft  ami  beyond.  Adopt 
the  girl,  and  betroth  her.  He  forgot  to  prolong  tiie  response.  Un- 
lock the  door,  and  dissolve  the  mists  which  involve  us. 

5.  In  tlie  quarrel,  tlie  watchman  broke  tlie  quadrant.  The  quarry 
is  a  quadrate.  Will  you  eat  a  scallop  and  a  waille?  I  have  a  war- 
rant for  a  soldier,  that  is  in  the  s(jualid  s(]uadron.  Did  a  walrus 
wallow  in  this  swampy  place?  Tiie  watchful  lad  is  watching  for  a 
swallow. 


DISSYLLAr.I.ES O  IX  Do. 

1.  Bo'som,  fliVing,  los'er,  los'ing,  niow/lcsi^,  mov<?'- 
ment,  rnov'ing,  prov'er,  jirov'ing,  Avuiii'an.  Adij', 
a])  prov^',  improve,  outdo,  i-cinov,',   ro  ])rovr,  undo. 

Ai])lial)ctic  E(pii\^alcnts  of  o. 

2.  lircw'er,  brcvv'liouBe,  brew'ing.  Shoe'ing,  canoe'. 


DISSYLLABLES — U    IX    MUTK.  70 

mute,  up,  full.  — c  us  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z ;  dh  as  sli  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

Boo' by,  boor'isli,  boot'v,  coop'er,  fool'ish,  gloom' y, 
mood'' J,  moon' beam,  moon'li^At,  moon' sliiiu',  noon'- 
day,  poor'ly,  scAoon'er,  soon'er.  Aloof,  baboon, 
balloon,  bamboo,  bassoon,  behoof,  beliooyt^,  buf- 
foon, ca  boosd,  car  toon,  co  coon,  dmib  loon,  dra  goon, 
festoon,  liarpoon,  lampoon,  monsoon,  platoon,  pol- 
troon, pontoon,  raccoon,  reproof,  saloon,  shalloon, 
ta  boo,   un  moor. 

3.  Contour,'  surtout,  uncouth.  Bru' tal,  bru' tish, 
cru'  el,  cru'  et,  dru'  id,  fru'  gal,  gru'  el,  pru'  denc^, 
pru'dent,  prud'ish,  prun'er,  prun'ing,  ru' by,  rud<3'- 
]y,  ni'in,  ru'ler,  ru'mor,  ru'ral,  ruth'les5,  scru'pk, 
sumach  (sho'mak),  tru'ant,  tru' ly.  Abstruse',  as- 
sure (ash  shor'),  in  sure  (in  sliur'),  in  trud<',  pe  ruk^, 
pe  rusi?.     Fruit'  ful. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  His  bosom  is  moveless.  If  the  woman  is  doing  evil,  reprove 
ber.  Tlie  loser  is  still  losing  by  this  movement.  Make  no  more 
ado;  but  undo  the  evil,  and  remove  its  cause.  I  would  rather  ap- 
prove than  reprove,  if  you  improve. 

2.  Tlie  brewer  is  at  the  brewhouse,  brewing  ale.  A  moody  black- 
smith is  shoeing  my  horse.  Tlie  boorish  booby  has  his  booty  in  the 
canoe.  The  foolisli  cooper  is  gloomy,  at  noonday.  Is  the  baboon 
aloof  from  the  balloon  ?  "Was  the  raccoon  in  the  caboose,  or  the 
saloon?  lie  Avrote  a  lampoon  on  the  poltroon.  The  dragoon  gave 
a  doubloon  for  the  bassoon.  Unmoor  the  schooner,  and  we  will 
have  a  sail  by  moonlight. 

3.  Did  you  see  tlie  contour  of  tlie  face  of  the  prudish  brunette? 
I  assure  you,  that  uncouth  surtout  has  been  a  fruitful  source  of 
brutal  deeds.  The  truant  did  not  scruple  to  intrude,  and  peruse 
my  writing.  The  frugal  drnid  dwelt  in  a  rural  retreat.  There  is 
a  rumor  that  the  ruthless,  brutish  ruler  has  joined  the  crusade. 


DISSYLLABLKS U  IjST    MUTE. 

1.  Blu'isli,  bu'gh',  cu'l)it,  du'cal,  diir'anc<?,  diir'Ing, 
du'ty,    flu'eut,    flu' id,    fu'el,    fu'ry,    fusion   (fii'zon), 


Si)  NATIONAL    PRONOL'NCINa    Sl'ELLER. 

ige.  4t,  ait,  all,  bare,  Ssk  ;   ru6,  fend,  eiT ;   Ice,  Jn  ;   Aid,  bn,  dd. 


lui'niid,  lu'cid,  lu'rid,  lu'na,  lu'nar,  inu'sic,  pu' ny, 
stu'dent,  stu' pid,  stu' por,  su' et,  tu' lip,  tu' mid,  tu'- 
iiudt,    tu'  iiic,    u'  nit. 

2.  AcciiS(?',  acute',  amiLse',  assiim<?',  astute',  com- 
])utt',  con  fate,  con  sume,  do  duce,  de  mure,  de  nnde, 
dispute,  educe,  elude,  exclude,  excuse,  excuse,  ex- 
ude (eksyud'),  include,  induce,  inure  (injur'),  ma- 
nure, mature,  obscure,  obtuse,  presume,  profuse,  re- 
buke, reduce,  refuse,  refute,  resume,  salute,  seclude, 
secure,  suffuse,  traduce,  transmute. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  u. 

3.  Beau'ty.  Feu'dal,  neu'ter,  neu'tral.  Ewer(yu'- 
er),  pew'  ter,  sew'  er,  skew'  er,  stew'  ard.  A  new',  be- 
dew, escliew,  renew,  review.  Tues'day.  Ensue',  im- 
bue, indue,  pursue,  subdue. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  This  stupid  student  wore  a  bluish  tunic.  The  puny  cliild  is 
not  u  cubit  iu  lieight.  The  fluid  will  serve  for  fuel.  Dnring  his 
aicid  moments,  he  was  in  a  fury;  because  he  was  kept  in  durance, 
in  the  ducal  mansion.  The  tumult  and  the  music  ot  the  bugle 
roused  him  from  his  stupor. 

2.  Do  not  presume  to  accuse,  rebuke,  or  traduce  my  acute  friend. 
This  demure  man  is  too  obtuse  to  compute  how  much  he  will  con- 
sume. Can  you  deduce  any  truth  from  this  obscure  dispute?  Sa- 
lute my  friend,  and  try  to  induce  iiim  to  otFer  an  excuse  that  will 
amuse  a  mature  mind.  He  is  so  astute,  you  can  not  elude  him,  nor 
confute  liis  reasons. 

3.  The  beauty,  at  the  feudal  castle,  is  a  neutral.  The  steward  lo-t 
a  skewer,  and  pewter  ewer,  in  the  sewer.  Jieview  your  life  ;  eschew 
evil;  and,  on  Tuesday,  begin  anew.  If  you  i)ursue  the  thief  to  sub- 
due him,  and  fear  indue  him  witli  strength,  your  death  may  ensue. 


DIS8YLLABL1C8 — U    IN    VI'. 

1.  Blub'ber,  blud'geon,   blun'der,   bliish'ing,   bliis'- 
ter,    bub'  blr',    buck'  et,    buek'  le,    buck'  ler,    buck'  ram, 


DISSYLLABLES U    IN    UP.  81 

mute,  up,  full.  — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  h  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

buck' skin,  buck' wheat,  bug'gj,  bulk'y,  bump' er, 
bun'glc,  but'ter,  but' ton,  cliuck'k,  cluck' ing,  clus'- 
ter,  clut'ter,  crup'per,  crusli'ing,  crust' y,  cud' die, 
cud' gel,  cum'ber,  cupboard  (kiib'berd),  cur' rant,  cur'- 
rent,  cur'ry,  cus'tard,  cus' torn,  cut' ter,  druin'mer, 
dul' cet,  dud'gcon,  dumi' ness,  dump' ling,  dun'gcon, 
dusk'y,   flur'rj,    flus'ter,   liut'ter,   f ul' some,    fuu'gus. 

2.  Glut'tmi,  grum'blc,  g&d'gcon,  gun  wale  (gun' nel), 
gun'ner,  gut' ter,  hub' bub,  huck'ster,  Imii'ger,  hus'- 
band,  husk'y,  hus  tie  (bus' sl),  jum'blc,  jus' ticc,  lum'- 
ber,  lunch' con,  nmd'dy,  muffin,  muffle,  mum' blc, 
nius'  clc,  mus'  ket,  mus'  lin,  mus'  tard,  mus'  ter,  niuf - 
ter,  mut'ton,  num' ber,  iium^' nes5,  pluck' ing,  plun'- 
der,  pub' lie,  punch' con,  pup'pj,  pus'tulc,  put'tj, 
rub' ber,  rub'bish,  rud'der,  rud' dy,  ruffian  (rufyan), 
ruf  tie,    rug'  gcd,    rum'  blc,    rum'  pic,    run'  ner,   rus'  tic. 

3.  Scuffle,  scullion  (skufyun),  sculpt' or,  sculpt- 
ure (skcilpt'  yer),  scu2'ch'  eon,  scut'  tic,  shuf  flc,  shuf- 
ter,  shut' tic,  slug'gard,  slug'gish,  slum' ber,  smug'- 
glc,  smug'gler,  gnut/'ers,  snuffle,  sput'ter,  strug'- 
glc,  strut' ting,  stub' born,  stut'ter,  sud' den,  suffer, 
sulk'y,  sul'len,  sul'ly,  sul'phur,  sum'mer,  sum'mit, 
sum'mon,  sum'raons,  sump' ter,  sun' beam,  Sun' day, 
sun'  der,  sun'  dr/es,  sun'  dry,  sunk  en  (sungk'  kn),  suji'- 
rise,  sun' set,  sun' shine,  thun'der,  trun' (3icon,  trun'- 
dlc,  trusfy,  tum'ble,  tur'ret,  un' der,  ush' er,  up'- 
ri^At,   up' roar,   up' ward,   ut'most,  nt'ter. 

4.  Abduct',  abrupf,  adjust',  adult',  annul',  be- 
numb, construct,  consult,  convulse,  corrupt,  deduct, 
defunct,  dis  cus.s,  disgust,  distrust,  divulge,  engulf, 
ex  pungc,  ex  ult,  in  crust,  in  dulge,  in  struct,  in  trust, 
ob  struct,  oc  cult,  re  but/',  re  but,  re  fund,  re  pulse,  re- 
sult,  robust,    rotund,    sue  (himZ*,   unjust,   unshut. 


82  NATIONAL   PRONOUNCING   SPELLER. 


ige,  kt,  drt,  all,  b^ie,  ask. ;    mi,  Snd,  err  ;   Ice,  !m  ;    old,  on,  do. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  u. 

5.  Boin'bSst,  brofli'er,  col' or,  coirie'ly,  com' fit,  com'- 
fort,  com' ing,  com'pas-s,  cov'er,  cov'ert,  cov'et,  cov'- 
ey,  doz  en  (duz'  zii),  gov'  ern,  lion'  ey,  liov'  er,  lov'  er, 
lov'  ing,  love'  ly,  Mon'  day,  mon  ey  (mun'  ne),  inoiV- 
grcl,  mon' key,  mofli' er,  notli' ing,  on' ion,  ofli'er, 
ov  en  (uv'  vn),  plov'  er,  pom'  mel,  shov  el  (sliuv'  vl), 
slov en  (sl&v' vn),  smofli'er,  stom'ac/i,  thorough  (tliur'- 
ro),   ton'nage,    \vou'der,   wor'ry. 

6.  Abov<?',  at'tVont',  among',  amongst',  become', 
be  love,  confront,  undone.  Coun' try,  coup' le,  coup'- 
let,  cour'  age,  cous  in  (kuz'  zn),  doub'  let,  flour'  isli, 
nour'isli,  south' ern,  troub'le,  roughen  (ruff  n),  rough'- 
ly,  rough' iicSlS,  tough' ly,  tough' nes.9,  youn'ger,  enough'. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  That  blushing  hxd  Avill  bhibber,  if  tlie  crusty  drummer  cndji;el 
him  witii  a  bulky  bludgeon.  I  huvc  a  buckskin  crupper  for  my 
K.addle.  lie  plucked  a  currant  from  the  busli,  and  threw  it  into  tho 
current.  Does  the  water  in  tlic  bucket  bubble?  Do  not  bluster 
and  blunder.  Do  not  t.'ike  ;i  bumper.  I  saw  a  dumpling,  a  custard, 
and  some  butter,  in  the  cupboard.  I  left  a  buckle,  a  button,  a 
buckler,  some  buckram,  and  a  bag  of  buckwheat,  in  my  buggy. 

2.  Hunger  can  not  make  flie  rustic  glutton  mutter  or  grumble,  if 
the  huckster  sell  him  a  gudgeon,  and  ^^ome  mutton,  and  mustard. 
After  muster,  the  gunner  stood  near  the  gunwale,  with  his  musket. 
Mulllc  the  oars  and  rudder.  Do  not  rumple  tlic  ruffle.  Buy  tho 
mu-slin.  The  puppy  ate  a  mullin,  and  a  number  of  muscles.  The 
justice  said,  "That  rugged  runner,  who  is  running  after  i)ublic 
plunder,  is  a  ruflian." 

o.  In  the  scuffle,  the  .scullion  left  a  scuttle  of  coal  on  the  shutter. 
A  sunbeam  fell  on  tlie  sciUcheon.  The  sulky  man  will  .struggle  and 
sulVer.  Let  the  sullen  sluggard  .slumber.  I  fear  the  turret,  thougii 
ui)right,  will  tumble.  The  scul])tor  will  sculpture  my  bust,  this 
summer.  Tell  the  .sluggi>h  lad  to  get  the  snullers  and  some  sul- 
phur, by  sunset.  The  stubborn,  strutting  snmggler  did  smuggle 
sundry  goodb,  ut  sunrise,  on  Sunday.     U  you  summon  the  trusty 


DISSYLLABLES U    IN    FULL.  83 

nu'ito,  up,  fulL — 6  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli ;  flais  ;  azun;. 

usher,  lie  will  do  his  utmost,  with  his  truncheon,  to  still  the  suddtii 
uproar. 

4.  If  the  corrupt  youth  did  abduct  goods,  deduc!:  their  value, 
when  you  adjust  his  account.  Though  the  defunct  was  abrupt^  and 
an  adult,  he  had  to  succumb  to  Death.  Consult  your  friend;  dis- 
cuss the  question;  and,  if  you  still  distrust  me,  instruct  him  not  to 
intrast  me  with  the  goods.  Expunge  that  passage,  or  it  will  dis.' 
gust  your  friends.  Do  not  indulge  in  unjust  blame.  If  3"ou  divulge 
my  rebuff,  you  will  convulse  my  rotuiid  and  robust  friend  with 
laughter. 

5.  My  comely  brother  does  not  use  bomba-st.  The  comfit  and 
honey  will  comfort  the  lad.  Compass  tlie  covert,  when  coming,  or 
the  covey  may  escape.  The  monkey  stole  a  dozen  onions  from  the 
oven.  If  you  cover  that  lovely  child  so  closely,  you  will  smother 
him.  The  lover  of  that  loving  girl  has  money.  Nothing  could 
tem[)t  me  to  pommel  the  sloven  with  a  shovel.  I  wonder  what 
could  so  worry  your  mother? 

6.  The  couplet  above  may  affront  your  cousin.  They  may  flour- 
ish in  the  country,  and  become  a  loving  couple.  My  southern  friend 
has  had  enough  trouble  about  Lis  new  doublet.  He  has  more 
toughness  than  courage. 


DISSYLLABLES — U    IN    FULL. 

1.  Bul'let,  bull  ion  (bul' yiin),  bul/'odc,  buFlj,  bur- 
l-ash, bul'wark,  bush' el,  bu^ch' er,  cuck' 60,  cush'^'on, 
fiilZ' er,  ful^'iies-§,  pud' diug,  pul^back,  pul^'et,  pulZ'- 
Gy,  pulZ'hig,  pul'pit. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  u. 

2.  Wolfish.  Foot' bal^,  foot' man,  foot' path,  foot'- 
step,  good'  ne&s,  wood'  bin^,  wood'  chuck,  wood'  en^ 
wood' man,   wood'y,    wool' en,    wool'Iy.     Afoot'. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Buy  bullets  with  the  bullion.  A  bullock  ate  the  bulrush.    The 

bully,   while  pulling  a  bushel  of  wheat,  broke  the  pulley.     The 

butcher  ate  the  pudding.     I  saw  a  pullet  aad  cuckoo.     The  pulpit 
is  the  bulwark  of  the  natiou. 


Si  NATIONAL    I'KONOrNCING    SPELLER. 

ige,  it,  drt,  all,  b5.re,  Ssk  ;    mk,  Snd,  err ;   ice,  !n  ;    6ld,  on,  d5. 

2.  His  manner  is  •wolfish.  Tlie  footman  fonnd  a  footliall  in  tlie 
foot])atli.  Tiie  Avoodcliuck  is  under  the  woodbine.  Tlie  woodmaji 
iiad  the  goodness  to  go  afoot  and  carry  the  woolen  cloth. 


DISSYLLABLES OU    IN    OUR. 

I 


1.  Boun'cer,  bonne' ing,  bound' ed,  bound' en,  bound 
ing,  bound' los.9,  boun'ty,  cloud' les.s,  cloud' j,  count'ei; 
count'  les.s',  conn'  ty,  dis'  count,  dou^A'  ty,  floun'  dor, 
found' er,  found' ling,  fount' «in,  frou'zy,  gout'y,  7/our'- 
]y,  loud'ly,  loud'ness,  mount' ain,  mount' ing,  mous'er, 
mouth' ful,  out'liwJ,  out' let,  out' most,  out'sid^,  proud'- 
ly,  sour'crout,  tliou'sand,  trounc'ing,  trout'-stream. 

2.  Abound',  about',  account',  aloud',  amount',  an- 
nounce, around,  arouse',  astound,  carouse,  denounce, 
devour,  devout,  dismount,  enounce,  espouse,  ex- 
pound, pro  found,  pro  nounce,  re  count,  re  dound,  re- 
sound,   surround,  ^viQl  out. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  ou. 

3.  Blow'  zy,  bow'  els,  bow'  er,  bow'  ing,  chow'  der, 
cow'ard,  cow' er,  cow' slip,  crowd' ed,  dow'er,  down'- 
falZ,  down'rir/At,  down' ward,  down'y,  drows'y,  flow'- 
er,  fowl'  er,  frown'  ing,  growl'  ing,  low'  er,  pow'  der, 
pow'er,  prow'es5,  row' el,  scowl' ing,  show'er,  tow' el. 
tow'er,  trow' el,  trow'sers,  vow'cl,  vow' er,  vow' ing. 
Allow',    avow,    endow,    renown. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  bouncer  was  bounding  a  ball.  Is  the  boundless  sky  cloud- 
less? It  is  your  bounden  duty  to  pay  the  bounty  without  discount. 
Did  the  doncrhty  kni^rht  flounder  in  the  fountain?  Hourly,  I  heard 
the  piuty  man  loudly  call  u,r  frouzy  butter.  A  thousand  men  wore 
proudly  mounting  tliuir  horses,  near  the  mountain.  Tlie  outlaw  saw 
11  countless  fry  of  lish,  in  the  tiiJUt-ftreiOU. 


DISSYLLABLES (Jl    IX    OIL.  85 

mite,  up,  full.—  c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dli  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

2.  The  streams  about  the  county  abound  in  fish.  Did  he  an- 
nounce the  amount  of  my  account  ?  Dismount  and  call  aloud,  if  you 
wish  to  arouse  him.  You  Avill  astound  me,  if  you  denounce  that 
profound,  devout  man.  Let  the  hills  tliat  surround  us,  resound  his 
name.     Espouse  his  cause,  and  expound  the  law. 

3.  The  blowzy  fowler  left  some  powder  in  the  bower.  The  cow- 
ard was  bowiag  to  that  man  of  prowess.  That  drowsy  lady  would 
like  some  chowder  and  a  downy  pillow.  Did  that  growling  dog 
tear  your  trowsers  ?  A  towel  and  trowel  are  in  the  tower.  If  they 
allow  her  dower,  I  will  avow  that  I  desire  renown. 


DISSYLLABLES- — 01    (a!)    IX    OIL. 

1.  Boir  er,  boil'  ing,  broid'  er,  broil'  er,  broir  mg, 
clois'ter,  coin'agg,  doi'lj,  foi'bk,  hoi'd^n,  in' voic<', 
join'cr,  join' ing,  joint' er,  joint' ing,  loi' ter,  moist- 
en (moi'sn),  moisture  (moist' ynr),  noisome  (noi'sum), 
noi'sj,  oil'y,  oint'ment,  point' er,  point' ing,  poi'son, 
spoil' er,  toi'let.  Adjoin',  adroit,  anoint,  a^) point, 
avoid,  despoil,  devoid,  embroil,  enjoin,  exploit, 
purloin,   recoil,   rejoic-?,   subjoin. 

Alphabetic  Equivalent  of  oi. 

2.  Boy'ish,  joy'ful,  loy'al,  oys'ter,  rcy'al,  voy'age. 
Alloy',  annoy,  decoy,  destroy,  employ,  enjoy. 

Dictation  ^Exercises. 

1.  She  is  boiling  clothes  in  the  boiler.  The  broiler  is  broiling  the 
oily  meat.  Do  not  loiter  by  the  cloister.  The  noisy  hoiden  is 
inaking  her  toilet.  The  joiner  was  jointing  a  board  with  a  jointer. 
Do  not  anoint  the  king  with  poison  ointment.  Avoid  the  adroit 
spoiler,  as  you  would  a  noisome  disease ;  or  he  will  despoil  you.  I 
shall  rejoice,  if  you  appoint  a  man  devoid  of  evil  to  subjoin  the 
invoice. 

2.  Be  joyful,  but  not  boyish.  All  in  the  royal  train  are  loyal.  If 
the  captain  employ  you  for  the  voyage,  do  not  annoy  him.  Is  there 
much  alloy  iu  the  coinage?  They  decoy  and  then  destro}'  tlie 
plover. 


so  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLICR. 


ige,  At,  art,  ill,  b3.re,  Ssk  ;  mh,  hnd,  drr ;  ice,  in;   Aid,  on,  do. 

11.    Words  of  Three  Syllables. 

TRISYLL.YBLES A    IN    AGK. 

1.  A'gcncy,  a' pi-i  cor,  n' iv  a,  ji' the  ism,  a' tlie  ist, 
balc'ery,  brav'cry,  ca'i)abl<',  ca' ru;us,  chain' ber- 
K/iii,  (h-a'  per  y,  fa'  tal  ism,  fa'  tal  ist,  fa'  vor  Itc,  fla'- 
^raii  cy,  fra'grancy,  A'nav'ery,  la'ity,  ina'nia,  ma'- 
iii  ac,  pa'ganism,  i)a' geaiit  ry,  pa'pacy,  pa' tri  t\r<"-A, 
])a'  1  v'l  ot,  ])la'  oa  bl<?,  ra'  di  anct^,  ra'  di  ant,  ra'  di  at^. 
niMi  us,  ra'pier,  rat'ablf,  sal' able,  shiv'ery,  va'- 
caii  cy,    va'  grau  cy,    va'  pur  y,    va'  ri  ane<?,    va'  ri  ous. 

2.  A  hase'  mcnt,  a  bate'  inent,  ab  ra  sion  (ab  ra'  ziin), 
ad  ja'  cent,  arcA  an'  gel,  ar  ma'  da,  au  da  cious  (A  da'- 
sliiis),  awak'tfii,  be  liav  ior  (be  hav'ycr),  brava'do, 
(■•ana'ry,  ca  pa' cious,  cessa'tion,  crea'tiou,  crca'tivc, 
col  la'  lion,  com  pla'  cence,  com  pla'  cent,  con  ta'  g/on, 
conta'g/mis,  cmir  a'gt'ous,  debase'meut,  deface'ment, 
die  ta'  tion,  do  iia'  tion,  du  ra'  tiou,  e  ma  ciato  (e  ma'- 
shat),  embrasure  (em  bra' zur),  en  a' bid,  cndau'ger, 
en  gage'  ment,  e  qua  tion  (e  kwa'  shun),  e  qua'  tor,  e  rase'- 
ment,  e  ra  sion  (e  ra'  zun),  e  ra  sure  (e  i-a'  zur),  e  va  sion 
(e  va'  /.nil),    e  va'  si v<?,    ex  })a  1  iate  (eks  ])a'  shat). 

3.  Fal  hi  cious  (fi-il  la'  shus),  for  ma  tion  (for  ma'  sliuu), 
free  ma' son,  frustra' tion,  fu  ga' cious,  grada'lion,  im- 
l)atieut  (impa'shent),  inlla'tiou,  ingra'tiate,  insan<?'- 
ness,  insa'tiate,  invasiou  (in  va' /.uii ),  loca'tion,  lo- 
qua' cious,  manda'inus,  mi  gra' tion,  mosa'ic,  mu- 
ta'lioii,  )iar  ]'a' lion,  nega'lioii,  no  ta' tion,  occasion 
(ok  ka' zun),   octa'vo,  o  ra' tion,  out  !a'gcf(>iis,  ova'tioti. 

■1.  Persuasive  (per swa'siv),  persuasion  (perswa'- 
zun),  pervasion  (per  va'zuii),  plantation  ([>]an  t:V- 
shun),  ponia'lum,  pota'lo,  jDriva'tion,  pro  ba' tion, 
prosa'ic,    pulsa'tion,    rapacious  (rapa'shus),    re  la'- 


TRISYLLABLKS A    IX    AGK.  87 


mute   up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

tioii,  rota'tion,  sa  ga' cious,  salva'tiou,  sensa'tion, 
sequa'cioiis,  spec  ta' tor,  stagiia'tion,  taxa'tion,  tena'- 
cioiis,  test  a' tor,  toriia'do,  trans  la' tion,  \m  a' bl^%  iiii- 
fad'iiig,  uii  grac6^' ful,  uiista'bk',  uii-\va'iy,  vaca'tioiij 
verba' tiiii,  vexa'tion,  vexa'tious,  vi  ])ra' tiou,  vi  ra» 
go,   vi  va'  cious,   vo  ca'  tion,   vol  ca'  no,   vo  ra'  cious. 

5.  Ambuscade',  balustrade',  barricade?',  cannon. 
ad^:-,  cav  al  cade,  col  on  nad<?,  es  pla  nade,  lem  on  ade, 
pal  i  sade,   j)roni  e  nade,   ser  e  nade. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 

6.  Aid  de  camp  (ad'  e  kang'),  main'  te  nance,  trait'- 
orous.  Ac  quaint' ance,  apprais'er,  ar  raign' ment,  as- 
sail' ant,  at  tain'  der,  at  tain'  ment,  com  plain'  ant,  re- 
main' der,  un  aid'  ed,  un  tail'  ing,  un  faith'  ful.  Ap- 
per  tain',  ascertain,  entertain.  Bay' o  net,  gay'etj, 
pay'  a  ble.  Con  vey'  ance,  con  vey'  er,  con  vey'  ing,  sur- 
vey'  ing,   sur  vey'  or. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  If  there  is  a  vacanc}-,  though  the  atheist  is  capahle,  do  not 
give  liim  the  agency.  Are  tlie  apricots  salahle,  at  the  bakery? 
Tiie  cliainberlain  will  tell  the  laity  the  area  of  the  rooni.  Is  papacy 
at  variance  witli  paganism  ?  The  bravery  of  that  patriot  will  mtke 
him  a  favorite.  That  fatalist  is  noted  for  the  flagrancy  of  his  knav- 
ery. The  maniac  cut  the  drapery  with  tlie  rapier.  The  patriarch, 
though  his  complaints  are  various,  is  placable,  or  willing  to  forgive. 

2.  The  bravado,  in  his  abasement,  iid  agree  to  an  abatement  of 
the  rent  of  the  farm  adjacent  to  mine.  His  dictation  and  audacious 
behavior  did  awaken  contempt.  The  canary  bird  has  a  capaciou.s 
cage.  The  courageous  youtii,  during  the  engagement,  did  endai  ger 
his  life.  A  contagious  disease  did  emaciate  my  complacent  friend. 
Will  your  donation  enable  the  pastor  to  give  a  daily  collation  to  the 
poor?     In  his  debasement,  he  will  resort  to  evasion. 

3.  The  reasons  urged  by  the  impatient  and  loquacious  freemason, 
for  the  formation  and  location  of  a  lodge,  were  fallacious.  T)ie 
frustration  of  his  fugacious  plans  caused  his  insaneness.  Insa- 
tiate uiftii  I  grHdatinn  in  iiftico  must  siini<;e.     The  invasii>;i  of  liieil 


88  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLER, 

ige,  dt,  Sit,  til,  b^ie,  ask  ;   m6,  end,  err  ;   ice,  !ii ;   6ld,  6a,  d6. 

country  caused  their  migration  liitlier.  On  what  occasion  wa?  he 
so  outrageous  ?  In  his  oration,  he  tried  to  ingratiate  himself  with 
the  people. 

4.  Tliongh  persuasive  in  manner,  it  was  vexatious  to  hear  his 
])rosaic  attempt  at  persuasion.  The  fox  is  sagacious  and  rapacious. 
Will  you  exchange  some  jwtatoes  for  pomatum?  The  relation  of 
their  privations  on  the  plantation,  caused  a  sensation.  Though  the 
spectator  saw  the  tornado,  he  was  unable  to  escape.  Tlie  vivacious 
youth  says  that  voracious  virago  fell  into  a  volcano. 

5.  The  cavalcade  will  ambuscade'  ibr  the  enemy.  We  will  sere- 
nade our  friends,  as  they  promenade  around  the  balustrade.  In- 
struct them  to  barricade  the  street  near  the  colotmade,  if  they 
expect  a  cannonade.  They  may  drink  lemonade  on  the  esplanade, 
or  grass-plat. 

6.  Are  ^^ou  an  acquaintance  of  that  traitorous  aid-de-camp  ?  I  can 
etfect  my  maintenance  unaided.  The  unfaithful  appraiser,  tiiough  a 
surveyor,  is  not  surveying  the  land.  The  complainant  will  expend 
tlje  '•emainder  of  his  estate,  to  procure  the  arraignment  of  his  as.^ail- 
ant.  "With  liis  attainments  and  unfailing  gayety,  he  can  not  fail  to 
entertain  the  meeting.  The  nmsket  has  no  bayonet.  Ascertain  the 
amount  payable.  The  conveyer  was  conveying  a  conveyance  of  the 
estate. 


TRISYLLABLES A   IN   AT. 

1.  Ab'dicati?,  ab'lativg,  hh'i'ogkte,  hh' erilhte.  db'- 
sti  nenc(?,  ab'  sti  neiit,  ac'  ci  dent,  ac'  cu  rate,  act'  u  al, 
act'ui\t<3,  ad'ainant,  ad' equate',  ad' jec  tivd,  ad'jncat(% 
ad'  mi  ral,  ad'  vo  cat<?,  af  fa  bl^,  at'  flu  cnce,  af  flu  eiit, 
a^' grand  izc',  ag'gravatt",  ag' gre  ga.t<?,  ag' i  tate,  ag'o- 
ny,  ag'oiilzt',  al'cAemist,  al'cAemy,  al'cohol,  al' co- 
ran,  al'gebra,  al' i  nicnt,  al' i  qnot,  al'kali,  al'kalin^^, 
al'  plia  bet,   al'  ti  tud<?. 

2.  Am'azon,  am  bergris  ('nu'bergres),  am'buscade, 
am'ity,  am' ncs  ty,  aui'iuify,  am'plilude,  am'putat<?, 
am'  u  let,  an'  a  lyzc,  an'  arc/i  y,  an'  ccs  tor,  an'  ces  try, 
an' o/cor age,  an'»7/oi"et,  an'ecdott',  an'imal,  an'imat^, 
an'nual,    anodyne  (an' o  din),    an' te  lope,    an' ti  d6t£, 


TRISYLLAnUvS A    IX    AT.  80 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

ail'  ti  pofl^,  an'  ti  type,  ap'  a  thy,  ap'  er  ture,  aph'  o  rism, 
apt'  i  tud<?,  ap'  o  gee,  ap'  pe  tit^,  ap'  pro  bate,  aq  ue- 
(liict  (ak' wedakt),  aqui  line  (ak' welin),  ar'abic,  ar'- 
.a  b\e,  ar'  ro  gant,  ar'  ro  gat<j,  as'  pi  rate,  as'  ter  isk,  at'- 
mos  pherd,    av'  a  rice,   av'  e  nue,    av'  er  age,   az'  i  mutli. 

3.  Bac'eAanal,  bacli'elor,  bal'cony,  bal'nster,  bjil'- 
us  trade,  ban'  ish  ment,  bar'  o  ny,  bar'  ri  er,  bar'  ris  ter, 
bat' ter  J,  bat' tie  ment,  eab'inet,  t'al'abasb,  cal'amus, 
r.aV  cu  late,  cal'  i  co,  cal'  o  inel,  cal'  iini  nj,  cal'  va  rv, 
(•an' di  date,  can' die  stick,  can' is  ter,  can'nibal,  can'- 
o  py,  can'ticle,  cap' ri  corn,  car' a  van,  car' a  way,  car'- 
ri  on,  cas'sada,  cas'simere,  cas'tanet,  cast' a  way,  cas'- 
ti  gat^,  cas  u  al  (kaz'  yu  al),  cas  u  ist  (kaz'yii  ist),  cat'  a- 
I'act,  cat'cc/nse,  cat'ecAism,  cath'olic,  cav'alry,  cav'ity. 

4.  Cham  o  mile  (kaiu' o  mil),  clu'im'pion,  cAar'acter, 
cha)''iot,  char'ity,  clias' tise  ment,  chas'tity,  clar'ify, 
clar'ion,  clar'itude,  clas'sical,  cran' berry,  daffodil, 
dram'  a  tist,  fab'ri  cate,  fac'  to  ry,  fac'  nl  ty,  fal'  la  cy, 
I'al'  li  ble,  fam'  i  ly,  far'  ri  er,  fas'  ci  nate,  flag'  el  late, 
flag'  eo  let,  flat'  ter  y,  flat'  u  lence,  flat'  u  lent,  frat'ri  cide, 
gal'  ax  y,  gal'  lant  ry,  gal'  ler  y,  gal'  van  ism,  gal'  van- 
ize,  gar'  ri  son,  gar'  ru  Ions,  gas'  e  ows,  grad  u  al  (grad'- 
yn  al),  grad'  u  ate,  gran'  a  ry,  graph'  ic  al,  grat'  i  fy, 
grat'  i  tude,   grav'  i  tate,   grav'  i  ty. 

5.  Handkerchief  (hank' erchif),  lac' er  ate,  lac/^'ry- 
mal,  lacA'rymose,  lac' teal,  las' si  tude,  lat'itude,  lav'- 
en  der,  lax'  a  tive,  lax'  i  ty,  mac'  co  boy,  mac'  er  ate, 
macA'  i  nal,  nuicA'  i  nate,  maek'  er  el,  mad'  ri  gal,  mag'' 
is  trate,  mag'  net  ism,  mag'  net  ize,  mag'  ni  fy,  mag'  ni- 
tude,  maj'esty,  mal'ady,  man'acle,  man' if  est,  man'- 
i  fold,  man' i  kin,  man'ual,  man' u  script,  mar' i  gold, 
mar'  i  ner,  mar'  i  time,  mas'  cu  line,  mas'  ti  cate,  mas'- 
to  don,   mafricid^?,  max' i  mum. 


00  NATIONAL    rnONOUNCING    Sl'ELLKU. 


<\gc,  At,  ilrt,  All,  bare,  Ask  ;  me,  6ncl,  err  ;   Ice,  in  ;   6ld,  S.i,  do. 

6.  Nar'ra-tivtf,  njiv' i  gat<',  pAc'ify,  p:\riiiit^,  pal'- 
pa  bk,  par  pi  tat^,  pan'  o  ply,  pan'  to  niinic',  par'  a  bit-, 
par'  a  dliuttf,  par'  a  dox,  par'  a  gon,  par'  a  graph,  par'- 
al  lax,  par'allol,  par'amo^n-,  par' a  pet,  par' a  pliras<?, 
par'  a  sit<',  par'  a  sol,  par'  i  ty,  par'  o  dj,  par  o  quet  (par- 
o  ket),  par'  ox  ysni,  pas'  sen  ger,  pat'  ron  agc^,  pat'  rou 
ize,   plat'  i  ninn,   prac'  ti  cal,  quack'  er  y. 

7.  liain'i  fy,  rilr'efy,  rar'ity,  rasp  bar  ry  (raz' ber  e), 
rat'ify,  r/nip'sody,  sac' cAa  rint',  sac'rament,  sac  ri- 
fice  (sak' ri  fiz),  sac'rileg<?,  sal'ivatc^,  san'ativ(?,  sanc'- 
ti  fy,  sane' ti  ty,  san'ity,  sas'afras,  sat'ellit^,  sat'iriz(?, 
Sat' nr  day,  scan' dal  izt^,  scan' dal  mis,  scar'ify,  tab' u- 
lar,  tani'arind,  tan'giblf,  tan'taliz<?,  tap' es  try,  trag'- 
e  dy,  tran  qnil  \ze  (trank'  wil  iz),  tract'  a  bl<?,  vac'  il  latt', 
vag'  a  bond,  val'  en  tin^,  van'  i  ty. 

8.  A  ban'  don,  ab  strac  tion  (ab  strak'  shun),  ap  par'  el, 
aquat'ic,  assas'sin.  At  Ian' tic,  at  tacli'ment,  attract'- 
i\T,  attrac'tjon,  balsam' ie,  battaliou  (battal'yun), 
bom  bast  ic  (i)um  bast'  ik),  bo  tan'  ic,  ce  j^lial'  ic,  cAro'- 
niat'ic,  com  pan' ion,  com  passion  (kompash'un),  con'- 
tract'  il^,  de  fal'  catd,  de  tacli'  mcnt,  de  trac  tion  (de  trak'- 
shun),  didac'tic,  dispar'agc,  dis  trac' tion,  dog  mat' ic, 
dra  mat'  ic,  ec  stat'  ic,  e  las'  tic,  em  bar'  rass,  em  phat'- 
ic,  en  am' el,  en  am' or,  enact'ment,  encamp'ment,  en- 
fran'chis^,  errat'ic,  estab'lish,  exact'ly,  exam'in^?, 
expan'sion,  ex  j^an'sivr,  ox  trac' tic»n,  fanat'ic,  fan- 
tas'tic,    financial  (t'c  naii'slial). 

9.  Galvan'ic,  gigan  lir,  gi-imal'kin,  gymnas'tic, 
hosan'na,  im  ag'inc,  im  pan'i'l,  inaction  (inak'shun), 
inact'ive,  in  frac' lion,  iiiliab'it,  ital'ic,  mean'dcr, 
mec/ian'ic,  metal'lit-,  hk mas' tic,  mulat'to,  organ'ic, 
pedant' ic,  pias'lcr,  ])i  a// za,  pilas'ter,  jyneu  mat' ic, 
])ro  trac'  tion,    (puid  rat'  ic,   ras  cal  ion  (ras  kal'  y un),    i-e 


TRISYLLAULKS A  IN   AT.  !)  1 


luiite,  ftp,  full. — ii  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  •/. ;  di  as  sli  ;  {his  ;  as-iire. 

frac'tioii,  rhenraat'lc,  ro man' tic,  sarcas'tic,  satan'ie, 
savan'na,  scAo  las' tic,  seraglio  (sercil'vo),  substan- 
tial (sub Stan' slial),  substantiate  (sub stan' shat),  sub- 
trac'tion,  tobac'co,  trans  ac' tion,  tyran'nic,  unliap'- 
p V,   uu  tliaiik'  till,   vol  can'  ic. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  If  the  king's  power  be  absolute,  lie  will  not  abdicate;  but  lie 
will  abrogate  the  treaty  and  attack  the  am'buscade.  Tlie  accident 
to  the  admiral  required  abstinence  from  solid  aliment.  "What  could 
actuate  the  alTable  advocate  to  refuse  to  make  an  accurate  state- 
ment of  the  actual  aggregate  received  ?  The  alchemist  seeks,  by  al- 
chemy, to  gain  afHuence,  and  to  aggrandize  himself.  Alcohol  will 
agitate,  aggravate,  and  cause  agony.  The  alphabet  is  nrnch  used  in 
algebra.  ' 

2.  My  friend  saw  an  antelope,  witli  other  animals,  near  the  Am- 
azon river.  Tlie  ambergris  was  found  at  the  ancliorage.  He  took 
an  anodyne  and  an  antidote.  To  prevent  anarchy,  the  king  declared 
an  amne-sty.  My  ancestor  told  an  anecdote  of  an  anchoret  who 
was  noted  for  liis  apatliy  and  appetite.  He  received  an  annual  sum 
for  repairs  on  the  aqueduct.  What  is  the  average  price  of  that  ara- 
ble land?  If  that  arrogant  man  attempt  to  arrogate  power  over 
my  friend,  I  will  animate  him  to  oppose. 

3.  Tiuit  bacchanal  on  the  balcony  is  a  bachelor.  The  barrister 
says  the  baluster  was  no  barrier  to  the  battery.  The  cabinet  will 
send  liim  into  banishment  for  a  casual  remark.  Did  the  candidate 
castigate  him  for  calumny  ?  Did  the  cannibal  eat  carrion  ?  Tlie  can- 
opy is  made  of  calico.  He  Avill  calculate  the  cost  of  tlie  calamus 
root,  calomel,  candlestick,  canister,  and  cassimere.  Take  my  cate- 
chism and  catechise  the  child.     The  cavalry  fouglit  near  a  cataract. 

4.  Cliamomile  is  bitter,  and  cranberry  sour.  His  cliarity  and 
his  character  as  a  champion  for  tlie  poor  are  well  known.  Clarify 
the  tluid.  The  feculty  are  versed  in  classical  lore.  It'ihe  lad  lu- 
jtire  the  daffodil,  send  him  to  the  gallery  for  chastisement.  The. 
farrier  left  his  chariot  and  liorses  at  my  factory.  The  garrulous 
dramatist  did  not  fascinate  my  family,  with  his  flatulent  flatteiy. 
The  garrison,  for  their  gallantry,  deserve  the  gratitude  of  the  peojjle. 

5.  Put  some  lavender  on  the  handkerchief.  Do  not  lacerate  my 
flesh  with  manacles.  A  laxative  may  remove  his  malady  and  lassi- 
tude. The  lady  took  tlie  manuscript,  and  read  a  madrigal  in  a  mas- 
culine tone.     Read  my  Manual  of  Magnetism.     Did  the  peo[)le  of 


92  NATIDNAL    riiO.NOlXCINa    alMCLLEIi. 


i\ge,  <^t.,  iiit,   all,  Mio,  Isk  ;   m6,  hnd,  hr  ;    ice,  in;   old,  6u,  (16. 

tliat  inarititne  town  appoint  magistrates?  Does  tlie  mariner  I'Cnow 
tlie  maximum  price  of  maclcerel?  The  magistrate  said,  "  It  is  man- 
ifest that  tlic  matri(;ide  does  not  respect  the  mnjosty  of  tiie  law,  nor 
regard  tlie  magnittidc  of  his  eriiiie." 

fi.  Without  reading  my  paraphrase,  you  would  think  the  paradox 
in  my  narrative  a  palpable  err(U\  The  passenger  should  know  that 
we  can  nut  navigate  the  river  without  patronage.  A  piiragraph 
iVom  that  parable  would  pacify  the  child.  In  the  jiantomime,  a 
paroquet  appears  to  hold  a  ])arasol.  The  jiarasite  declares  that  yoin* 
daughter  is  a  paragon  with  uo  parallel.  A  practical  man  will  not 
]"»atr()nize  (juackery. 

7.  "Ramify  the  treaty,  if  the  king  ratify,  it.  The  sasafras  and 
tamarind  are  a  rarity  in  this  county.  The  raspberry  has  sanative 
and  .saccharine  qualities.  Is  it  sacrilege  for  a  man  without  .sanctity 
to  partake  of  the  sacrament?  The  vagabond  will  scandalize  us  by 
some  tratredy  or  scandalous  rhapsody.  The  receipt  of  the  valentine, 
on  Saturday,  tranquilized  his  mind  and  jjleased  his  vanity. 

8.  I  will  reijuest  my  companion  to  abandon  his  bombastic  style 
of  Avriting,  for  it  is  not  attractive.  Put  on  ai)parel  proper  for 
aqnatic  sports.  The  assassin  joined  the  battalion  and  crossed  the 
Atlantic.  Neither  disparage  nor  end;arrass  that  erratic  youth,  if 
you  have  an  attacliment  for  iiim.  Some  botanic  extracts  are  good 
cephalics.  That  ecstatic  poem  is  didactic,  as  well  as  dramatic.  De- 
traction from  that  fanatic  can  not  injure  my  financial  prospects. 
Tlie  detachment  did  establish  a  fantusiic  encampment  exactly  in 
front  of  the  wood. 

9.  The  meclianic  made  a  galvanic  engine.  A  gigantic  mulatto 
taught  gynmastic  games  on  the  i)iazza.  If  there  be  an  infraction 
of  that  tyrannic  law,  do  you  imagine  that  inactive  sheriff  will  im- 
panel a  jury?  People  who  inhabit  that  volcanic  J'cgion  lead  a 
monastic  life.  A  river  meanders  tiirougli  tlie  romantic  savanna.  I 
trust  we  can  substantiate  the  fact,  tliat  this  unthankful  rascaliou 
was  engaged  in  that  unhappy  transaction. 


TRISYLLABLES A  LN    ART. 

].  Ar'biter,  fir' bitn\t<',  arch' cry,  iwck'etjpe,  i\rcA'- 
i  tcct,  arch' \  irhve,  ar'ii^ii  ineiit,  arm'ameiit,  arm'jitiii'<?, 
arm'isticv,  unu'oiy,  ar'terj,  art'l'iil  ly,  ar'li  cliukc, 
ar'tilic<?,  Ijar'barisni,  l)ar'bariz(?,  bar' bar  ciis,  bar'- 
berry,    wir'dinal,    (Qiarrataii,    ear'iiival,    car'peiiter, 


TRISYLLABLKS A    IN    AM..  03 

mute,  up,  fiiU.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  jis  z  ;  (3i  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  a?-ure. 


charge;' a  bl^-,  gi/ard'iaii,  liar' bin  ger,  liar'lequin,  bar'- 
moiiist,  l]ai-'moniz<:^,  bar'mo  ny,  barp'sicAord,  Lar'- 
ceny,  mar' c^i/on  es.s,  mar' inab'ide,  mar'tingal,  mar'- 
tjrdom,  mar' vol c^us,  ])arliament  (par' le meiit),  par- 
son agt',   par' tick',   par'tisan,   pliar'macy. 

2.  Apart'ment,  ant  arc' tic,  catbar'tic,  compart- 
ment, copart'ner,  depart'ment,  em  bar' go,  enbirgd'- 
ment,   incar'nat^',    nmstacli'es.     Avalandie',  nontilia- 


lance'. 


Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  I  desire  the  arbiter  to  liear  my  argument,  if  he  arbitrate. 
Archery  was  prized  by  barbarous  nations.  Did  the  arcliitect  show 
tlie  archetype  of  the  arcliitrave?  During  the  armistice  tliey  Avill 
prepare  an  armament  for  the  ship,  at  the  armory.  Tlie  artitice  of 
the  cardinal  during  carnival  is  chargeable  to  the  parliament.  Tiie 
charlatan  artfully  practiced  pharmacy.  My  guardian  says  tiiat  the 
carpenter,  if  a  partisan,  will  sutler  martyrdom.  Tlie  marcliioness 
sent  some  marmalade  to  the  parsonage.  The  luirmonist  liarmonized 
the  tune,  and  produced  harmony  witli  the  liarpsichonl. 

2.  My  copartner,  with  much  nonchalance,  has  taken  my  apart- 
ment in  a  ship  bound  for  the  Antarctic  ocean.  Since  the  enlarge- 
ment of  my  compartment  I  have  rented  it  to  the  state  department. 
That  incarnate  fiend  has  mustaches. 


TRISYLLABLES A  YS  ALL. 

1.  Al'derman,  al'manac,  fdls'ify,  fdls'ity,  fill'ter- 
ing,  ta/k'ativd,  wa'ter-faU,  wa'ter-fowl,  InstaU'ment, 
Bub  al'  tern. 

Alpbabetic  Ecptivalents  of  a. 

2.  Aud'ibk,  aud'ibly,  and'ienc^,  and' it  or,  au'gu- 
ral,  au'gury,  aus' pices,  an'tboriz<',  an'tocrat,  frand'- 
iilenct',  fraud'nlent,  kud'abk,  Land'anum,  nau'tic-al, 
nan'tibis,  pau'citv,  pau'perisui,  pUiu'si  bb'.  UcfanU'- 
er,  bydraul'ics,  in  cautions  (inka'sbns),  maraud'ci", 
tar  pau'  bn.     Straw'  ber  ry,    nn  law'  fuh 


94  NATIONAL    PliONOrNClNG    Sl'KLLKR. 

ige,  At,  dit,  all,  bare,  ask ;   mi,  6iid,  err ;   Ice,  in  ;   6l(l,  &n,  dft. 

3.  Cor' ino  rant,  cur'nea,  cor'poral,  cor'piilenc<?, 
cor' pu  lent,  tor  feit  lire  (tar'lityur),  tbrin'alist,  form'- 
ula,  for'tify,  ior'titude,  tort' u  iiatt',  gor' mand  iz^, 
lior'tative,  norfli'erly,  or' cAes  tra,  or'dinal,  or'di- 
nance,  or'diiiat^,  or'ganism,  or'iiaineiit,  or' plum- 
age, or'  tlio  dox,  por'  ce  la/ii,  por'  cii  piiic^,  por'  pliy  ry, 
por' ringer,  scor'pion,  sor'cercr,  tort' nous.  Abor- 
tion (a  bar' shun),  abor'tivt",  absorb' cut,  absorp'tion, 
ac  cord'  ance,  ac  cord'  ant,  as  sort'  ment,  con  cord'  aiice, 
con  cord' ant,  disor'der,  enor'mous,  immor'tal,  iin- 
por'tanc^',  im  por' tant,  in  dorse' inent,  in  dors' er,  in- 
form'al,  re  cord' er,  re  form' er,  res  er  voir  (rez  er  vwdr). 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Tlie  talkative  alderman  was  reading  tlie  almanac.  A  water- 
fowl IS  near  the  water-fall.  1  perceive  tlie  falsity  of  your  statement. 
The  subaltern  will  pay  an  installment. 

2.  The  sitund  was  audible.  The  augury  appeared  plausible  to  the 
audience.  The  incautious  marauder  lost  his  tarpaulin.  Under  the 
auspices  of  the  autocrat  lie  advanced  nautical  science.  Did  the 
detaulter  authorize  the  auditor  to  make  an  unlawful  and  fraudulent 
entry? 

3.  The  corpulent  corporal  will  gormandize  like  a  cormorant.  The 
sorcerer  did  not  regard  my  orphanage.  That  formalist  is  orthodox. 
Have  they  the  fortitiKle  to  pass  an  ordinance  to  fortify  the  town? 
The  porcelain  ornaments  were  subject  to  forfeiture.  Ihe  porringer 
Ava.s  made  of  p(»iiih\  ry.  You  will  be  i'ortuiiate,  if  von  engage  the 
orchestra  in  accordance  with  my  wishes.  I  saw  a  iinrcuiiine  and 
an  enormous  scor[)ion.  Knowing  the  importance  of  tiie  measure, 
I  iiope  the  reformer's  etlorts  may  not  be  abortive.  Tlie  recorder 
speaks  of  the  importance  of  tlie  indorsement  being  made  by  a  good 
indorser. 


TRISYLLABLKS A    IN    BARE. 

1.    Par'entagc.     A])p;lr'ent,    com  par' er.    com  pac- 
ing,   pre  par' er,    prepar'ing,   trans  par' eat. 


TKISYLLABLKS K    IN    ME.  95 

mute,  up,  fiill.  -6  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  iig  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sli ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  a. 

2.  Despair' er,  despair' fill,  de spair' iiig,  impair'er, 
impair'ing,  im  pair' meiit,  re  pair' er,  repair'iiig,  re- 
pair' iiieiit,  un  fair'  ly,  un  fair'ness.  For  bear'  anc<?,  for- 
b  ear'  ing,   for  swear'  er,    un  bear'  ing. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  His  parentage  is  apparent.  Tlie  comparer  is  comparing  the 
horses.     Tlie  artist  is  preparing  a  transparent  painting. 

2.  The  (lespairer  is  impairing  his  health.  Have  forbearance  witli 
the  clesi)airing.  The  repairer,  who  is  repairing  my  house,  is  ac- 
cused unfairly  of  unfairness.  The  forswearer  has  a  most  unbearing 
manner. 


TRISYLLABLES A    IN   ASK. 

Oast'  a  way,  clian'  eel  lor,  clian'  ce  ly,  mas'  ter  ly, 
mas' tcr p«ec^,  mas' ter y,  pas^'abk,  pas/ ably,  pas-s'- 
ingiy,  pas/ over,  pas' tor  al,  past'urag^,  slan'derer, 
slau'  der  oiis.  Ad  vance'  meiit,  ad  van'  tag^,  en  chant'  er, 
en  chant'  ing,   en  chant'  ment,   mo  las'  ses. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

i  fear  that  enchanting  slanderer  is  a  castaway.  The  cliancel- 
jor  made  a  masterly  speech  in  the  court  of  chancery.  The  painting 
is  passable,  but  not  a  masterpiece.  It  will  be  for  the  advantage  of 
the  enchanter  to  labor  for  my  advancement.  He  likes  the  molasses 
passably  well. 


TRISYLLABLES — E    IN    ME. 

1.  De'cency,  de'ify,  de'ity,  de'viatc^  de'vimis, 
e'  go  tism,  e'  go  tist,  e'  qua  h\e,  e'  qua  bly,  e'  qual  izc, 
e'quinox,  fre'quency,  fre'quently,  le'nient,  me' di- 
al, nie'diatc',  me'dium,  me'nia!,  me'teor,  pe'riod, 
pre'vious,    re' cent  ly,    re'gency,    se'crecy,    se'rimis, 


1^0  NATIONAL    I'lilhNOUNCLNG    Sl'KLLKK. 

ige,  at,  lit,  Sll,  bare,  ask ;   mi,  end,  err ;   ice,  In ;   old,  6ii,  dO. 


ste'  ve  d6r<?,    the'  o  ly,    ve'  he  iiienc^,    ve'  he  meat,    ve'- 
hicl<'. 

2.  A  ce'  tons,  ad  h^v'  encf,  ad  h^r'  ent,  ad  lie  sion  (ad- 
he' isun),  ad  he' si  v^,  arc'iia,  be  he' moth,  cathe'dral, 
c/iime'ra,  coe'qual,  coe'val,  coher'enc^,  co  her' ent, 
coliesion  (kohe'2Uii),  cohe'sivt',  com  pic  tion  (koni  ])le'- 
ehim),  de pie' tion,  egre'gvf'ous,  face  tious  (fase'shus), 
lije'na,  ide'a,  ide'al,  ille'gal,  in  de' cent,  in  her' ent, 
lyce'um,  magnesia  (mag ne'zea),  muse'um,  ome'ga, 
pan  the'  on,  pie  be  ian  (pie  be'  yan),  pri  me'  val,  pro  ced- 
ure  (prosed'ynr),  se  ere' tion,  subpce'na,  torpe'do,  un- 
e'  qiial,   mi  e'  ven,   im  re'  al,    vic(?  ge'  rent. 

3.  An  te  cede',  con  tra  ven<?',  in  com  plete',  in  sin  cer^', 
in  ter  cedt^,  in  ter  fer<?,  in  ter  ven<?,  per  se  ver<3,  su  per- 
sed<?,   su  per  vene. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  e. 

4.  Eat'abk,  fea'sible,  peac<?'abk.  Appear'anc^, 
ar  rear'  age,  be  reave'  ment,  con  ceal'  ment,  de  mean'  or, 
en  dear' men t,  en  treat' j,  unea'sy,  unmean'ing.  Agree'- 
ment,  enfee'bl(?,  proceed'ing.  Absentee',  buccaneer, 
devotee,  domineer,  engineer,  fricassee,  gazetteer, 
indiscreet,  legatee,  muleteer,  mutineer,  nominee, 
overseer,  patentee,  ])i  oncer,  jn-ivutccr,  referee, 
refugee,  repartee,  unforeseen,  volunteer.  In  vei'- 
gle,  invei'gler.  Musquito  (muske'to),  capudiiin', 
bom  ba  zinc  (bum  bazen'),  magazine,  mandarin,  quar- 
antine, tam  lj(Hn- ine.  Brigadier,  cap-a-}>ie,  cavalier, 
cQiandelier,  i3ievalier,  linancier,  grenadier,  unbelief. 

Dirldtioii   Ercrcises. 

1.  Dc'coiicy  forbids  t-gotiMii  tiiid  ton  imicli  vclieiiieiice.  An  ego- 
tist is  one  wlio  too  fre(iiieiitly  siieaks  of  liimself.  If  tlie  stevedore 
deviate  from  tiie  rigiit,  lie  will   laeet  with  s^erious  trouble.     My 


TlilSYLLAULKS E    IN    END.  1)7 

mite,  up,  full.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sli ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 


menial  recently  went  to  the  city  with  a  vehicle.  Previous  to  that 
period,  I  !?aw  a  meteor.  Do  not  deify  a  thing  formed  by  Deity. 
The  regency,  though  lenient,  govern  by  secrecy. 

2.  Tiie  secretion  is  acetous.  Wax  is  adhesive.  His  adherent, 
tliough  your  coequal,  gave  in  his  adhesion  to  my  party.  Behemoth 
was  a  primeval  animal.  Were  the  cathedral  and  museum  coeval 
with  the  Pantheon  ?  He  is  unequal  to  the  completion  of  the  task. 
Tiie  facetious  lad  told  an  egregious  falsehood  about  the  hyena.  The 
ideas  of  the  plebeian,  at  the  lyceum,  were  indecent.     It  is  illegal  to 

"  subiwena  the  vicegerent. 

3.  If  he  be  insincere,  antecede  him  and  contravene  his  measures. 
Unless  you  persevere,  the  work  will  be  incomplete.  If  you  do  not 
intercede  nor  interfere,  you  may  supersede  my  clerk. 

4.  Is  the  fricassee  eatable?  Do  not  be  uneasy  nor  indiscreet,  if 
the  proceedings  are  feasible.  Judging  from  his  appearance  and 
demeanor,  you  would  think  the  buccaneer  peaceable.  In  his  be- 
reavement, the  financier  listened  to  my  entreaty  and  made  an  agree- 
ment to  pay  the  arrearage.  The  patentee  is  a  nominee  for  an  office. 
I  Avill  buy  a  magazine  and  a  gazetteer.  If  the  referee  try  to  inveigle 
the  pioneer,  he  will  meet  with  unforeseen  trouble.  The  devotee  is 
speaking  of  the  unbelief  of  the  absentee.  A  mandarin,  on  board 
the  ship  at  quarantine,  has  a  dress  of  bombazine.  Did  the  overseer 
domineer  over  the  refugee?  The  brigadier,  cavalier,  chevalier, 
grenadier,  and  volunteer  were  armed  cap-a-pie. 


TRISYLL.VBLES E    LNT    END. 

1 .  Bed'  cliam  ber,  beg'  gar  y,  b^n'  e  fic^,  b§n'  e  fit, 
bev'eragc,  brev'ity,  cerebrate,  cen'tury,  chem'ic- 
al,  clicni'  ist  rv,  clier'  u  bim,  dhev'  er  il,  clem'  en.cy, 
cler'ical,  cred'ibb,  cred'ubiis,  'dec' agon,  dec'a- 
\6gue,  dec/imal,  dec'imat<?,  dec'linate-,  dei'orhte, 
ded'  i  cat.?,  def  er  ence,  def  i  nit^,  del'  e  gatt%  del'  i  catf, 
deiii' a  gug?/^,  deiu'ocrat,  den'iz^n,  dens' i  ty,  den'- 
ticlt',  dent' i  form,  dent' i  fric<?,  dent' ist  ry,  dep'recAte, 
dep' re  diit(^,  dep'nty,  der'ogate,  des'ignatt^  dcs' o- 
lat^,  des'  per  ate,  des'  pot  ism,  des'  ti  nj,  des'  ti  tutc, 
det'  o  nkte,    det'  ri  meiit,    dev'  as  tate 

5 


1)8  >ATI()NAL    I'KONOUNUING    SPKLLKR. 


Age,  At,  art,  all,  bare,  ask ;    jui,  6nd,  err ;   ice,  in ;   old,  on,  do. 

2.  Eb'ui.y,  ^G'stasy,  hV iUe,  ed'ify,  effigy,  Sl'- 
egance,  eregaiit,  el'egy,  erement,  el' e  pliant,  el'- 
c  vate,  el'  o  quench,  el'  o  qiient,  em'  a  nat^,  cm'  bas  sy, 
em'  bry  o,  em'  e  raid,  em'  er  y,  em'  i  grant,  em'  i  grate, 
em'  i  nonce,  em'  i  nent,  em'  per  or,  em'  pha  sis,  em'  plia- 
sizt^,  em' u  late,  em' u  bus,  en'emy,  en'ergy,  en'mi- 
ty,  en'  ter  prise,  en'  ti  ty,  ep'  i  cure,  ep'  i  gram,  op'  i- 
\ogHe,  e\)'  i  sode,  ep'  i  tapli,  ep'  i  thet,  eq  ui  page  (ek'- 
wepaj),  eq'uity,  er'ebus,  es'culent,  es'timate,  ev'- 
er  green,  ev'ery,  ev' i  dent,  ex'cavate,  ex' eel  lence, 
ex' eel  lent,  ex' cerate,  ex' e  cute,  ex'ercise,  ex'igence, 
ex'odus,  ex'orcism,  ex'pedite,  ex' pi  ate,  ex'pletive, 
ex'  qui  site,   ex'  tri  cate. 

3.  Fed'  er  al,  tel'  o  ny,  fem'  i  nine,  fem'  o  ral,  tes'  ti- 
val.  Hex' i  ble,  gen'eral,  gen' er  ant,  gen'erjite,  gen'- 
erous,  gen'esis,  gen'itive,  gen' tie  man,  gen' nine,  heb'- 
etude,  liec'atom^,  hel'lebore,  hem  ispliere  (hem' ester), 
liem'isticA,  hep'tarc/cy,  lier'aldry,  lier'esy,  her' e  tic, 
lier'it age,  lier'oine,  her'oism,  hes'itate,  leg'acy,  leg'- 
i  ble,  leg' is  late,  leu'ily,  lep'rosy,  leth'argy,  lev'- 
i  ty,  lex'  i  con,  mecA'  an  ism,  med'  i  cal.  mcd'  i  cate, 
med'  i  cine,  med'  i  tate,  mel'  o  dy,  mem'  o  ry,  men'  di- 
cant,  mer' I'i  ment,  mes'scngei",  met'aph(H',  meth'od- 
ist,    neg'  a  tive,    nog'  li  gence,    neg'  li  gent. 

4.  Ped'  a  gogu/',  ped'  ant  ry,  ped'  es  tal,  ped'  i  ment, 
pel' i  can,  pen' al  ty,  pend' en  cy,  j)en'dulous,  pen'du- 
lum,  pen'  e  trate,  pen'  i  tence,  pen'  i  tent,  pen  sion  er 
(pen' slum  er),  pen' ta  teiicA,  pen' te  cost,  pen'u  ry,  pep'- 
jierniint,  per' i  gee,  j)er'iW)ns,  pes' ti  lence,  pes' ti  lent, 
pet' ri  ty,  ]>ct' u  hmce,  pet' u  laiit,  ]>len'itude,  ])len'te- 
^'us,  pien'tit'ul,  pletli'ora,  ])leth'oiic,  ])i'ec' i  })ice, 
pref  er  ence,  prej'  u  dice,  ])rer  a  cy,  jncs'  by  ter,  prev 
a  leiic,',    prev'alenr,    (pier' ii  lous. 


TRISYLLABLES K   IN    I1LND.  \)'J 


mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

5.  Rec'  oin  pens^',  rec'  on  cik,  rec'  ti  fy,  rec'  ti  tuck, 
ret^  In  eiit,  reg'  i  cick^,  reg'  i  men,  reg'  i  ment,  reg'  is  ter, 
reg'  u  lar,  reg'  u  Lit^,  rel'  a  tiv^;,  rem'  c  d  j,  reu'  e  gatk, 
ren'ovat<?,  rep' ri  mand,  rep'roLat^,  requisite  (rek- 
wezit),  res'idencd,  res' i  dent,  res'idu(",  res'inous, 
resolute,  res'onaiit,  ret'rognide,  ret'rospect,  rev'- 
e  ixiie,  vey'  er  ence,  rev'  er  end,  re^''  cr  cnt,  rev'  er  ?e, 
i7iet'  o  rie,  sed'  i  nient,  sed'  u  kus,  sen'  a  tor,  sen'  e*- 
ilhal,   sen'  si  bk. 

6.  Sen'tinient,  sep'anW,  sep'ulc/ter,  ser'apliim, 
set'  tk  ment,  sev'  er  al,  skel'  e  ton,  skep'  ti  cism,  spec'- 
i  men,  spec'  ta  ck,  spec'  u  late,  spek'  ing-book,  spher'- 
ical,  tecA'nical,  teg' u  ment,  teregrapli,  tel'e  scope-, 
tern' per  ance,  tem'perate,  tem'poral,  tem'porize,  ten'- 
abk,  tend' en  c J,  ten' der  loin,  ten'derly,  ten' der  nes.§, 
ten'  e  ment,  ter'  ri  bk,  ter'  ri  fy,  test'  a  bk,  test'  a  ment, 
test'ily,  veg'etate,  ven'erate,  venison  (ven'zn),  ven'- 
tilate,  veil' trick,  ver'i ly,  ver'ily,  ver'ity,  ves' ti- 
buk,    vet'eran,   yes' ter  day. 

7.  Ac  cept'  ance,  ac  cept'  ed,  ac  ces  sion  (ak  sesli'  un), 
ad  vent  ure  (ad  vent'  yer),  ag  gres'  sion,  ag  gres'  sive, 
a  mend' ment,  angel'ic,  ap  pel' hint,  append' age,  ap- 
pend' ant,  ap  pend'  ix,  ap  pren'  tice,  as  bes'  tus,  as  cend'- 
ant,  assem'blage,  assein'bk,  assem'bly,  as  ses6-' ment, 
atli  let'  ic,  at  tend'  ance,  at  tend'  ant,  at  ten  tion  (at  ten'- 
shun),  attent'ive,  a?^  then' tic,  bis  sex' tile,  clandes'- 
tine,  col  lee' tion,  collect'ive,  com  pen' sate,  complex'- 
ion,  com  pres'  sion,  con  cen'  trate,  con  cep'  tion,  con- 
ces'sion,  con  dens' ate,  conies' sion,  conject'nre,  con- 
nee' tion,  conneci'ive,  con  tem' plate,  con  ten' tion,  con- 
tentious (kon  ten' slius),  con  tent' ment,  con  ven' tion, 
cor  rec' tion,    correct' ive,    cos  met' ic. 

8.  De  bent  nre  (de  bent'  yur),  Do  cem'  ber,  de  cep'  tive, 


100  NATIONAL   PRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 


igc,  at,  art,  all,  bAro,  ask  ;   iu6,  ^iid,  err  ;  Ice,  ?n  ;   6ld,  on,  <16. 

de  clen  Bion  (de  kleii'  sluiii),  dc  crep'  it,  de  tec  tion  (de- 
tck' shun),  dc  fend' ant,  dejec'tion,  de  iner' it,  de- 
pend' enct',  de  pend'  eiit,  de  pres  sion  (de  presli'  un),  de- 
tec'  tion,  de  ten'  tion,  de  vel'  op,  di  gres'  sion,  di  gres*'- 
ixe,  dileni'nia,  di  men' sion,  disteni'per,  domes' tic, 
ec cell' trie,  ec lee  tic,  e lee' tion,  elect' iv^',  e lee' trie, 
ejee'tion,  embel'lisli,  embez'zk,  emet'ic,  en  dein'- 
ic,  en  gen'  der,  en  vel'  op,  en  ven'  om,  ex  cos^'  iv^,  ex- 
clieq  uer  (eks  cliek'  er),  ex  cres'  cence,  ex  pect'  ant,  ex- 
pen' siv<?,   ex  pres' sion,   ex  ten' sion,    exten'siv<?. 

9.  Im preg' nat^,  impression  (impresli'nn),  in  cen'- 
tiv^,  in  ces'  sant,  in  cep'  tiv^,  in  clem'  ent,  in  dent  ure 
(in  d^iit' yur),  infection  (in  fek' shun),  in  flee' tion,  in- 
her'it,  injec'tion,  in  spec' tion,  in  tend' ant,  in  tense' ly, 
in  ten' tion,  intes'tate,  in  tes' tiiio^,  invec'tivt^  in  vest'- 
ment,  mag  net' ic,  majes'tic,  metheg'lin,  moment'- 
ous,  moment'um.  Kovem'ber,  objec'tion,  object'- 
ive,  offen'siv'g,  op  pres' sion,  oppres^'ive,  pa  rent' al, 
pathet'ic,  per  cep' tion,  per  fee' tion,  per  spec' tiv<?,  po- 
et/ic,  jjolem'ic,  portent'ous,  possession  (pozzesh'un), 
pos  SCS6'' iw,  potential  (po  ten' shal),  pre  sent' ment, 
pre  veil'  tion,    pre  vent'  ive. 

1 0.  Pro  fes sion  (pro  fesh'  un),  pro  gres'  sion,  pro gres^'- 
iv^,  project'  il<?,  pro jec  tion  (pro jek'  slum),  pro  phet'  ic, 
pro spect'  ive,  pro  spect'  us,  pro  tec'  tion,  })io  tcct'  iv.?, 
pru  don  tial  (pru  den' shal),  prunel'la,  putres'cent,  qui- 
es'cence,  quiescent,  quiii  tes'sencc',  re  bell  ion  (re  bel- 
yun),  re  cep' tion,  redemp'tion,  re  flee' tion,  re  fresh '- 
ment,  re  jec' tion,  rcmem'ber,  re  pel' lent,  repent'- 
iince,  re  pent' ant,  re  plen' ish,  re'])levin,  re  sem'- 
blanc^,  resem'blf-,  resent' ment,  re  spect' ful,  re  spect'- 
iv<?,  re  splen' denctf,  resplen' dent,  reten'tivt^,  selec'- 
tion,    Sep  tern' ber,    seques'ter,    stupen'drnis,    subjee'- 


TKISYLLAIJLKS- — K    IN    KNU.  101 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fbis  ;  azure. 

tion,  succes'siou,  sup  pres' sion,  sur  ren' der,  suspen'- 
sion,  siis  pend' ers,  togefli'er,  trans  cend' eut,  trans '- 
gres'  sion,  tre  men'  drnis,  iin  bend'  ing,  un  err'  ing,  un- 
weF  coni(?,   u  ten'  sil. 

11.  Circumvent',  incorrect',  indirect',  intercept', 
in  ter  sect,  rec  ol  lect,  rec  om  mend,  rej)  re  hend,  rep- 
re  sent,   sat  in  et,   sub  tra  bend. 

Alpbabetic  Equivalents  of  e. 

12.  Clean' li  nes5,  jeal'ousy,  peas' ant  ry,  pleas' ant- 
ly,  pleas' antry,  treacli' erous,  treacb'ery,  treasurer 
(trez'  ur  e;-),  treas  ur  y  (trez'  ur  e).  Al  read'  y,  en  deav'  or, 
un  health' y,  un])leas'ant,  un  stead' y.  Nonpareil'. 
Jeop'ardous,  jeop'ardy.     Un  friend' ly.     Bur'ial. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Will  yon  decoi'ate  my  bedcliamber  ?  If  ^ron  use  that  bever- 
age, beggary  will  be  your  destiny.  Though  credulous,  he  has  no 
deference  for  the  decalogue.  The  delicate  dentifrice  had  a  chemical 
eifect.  Though  there  is  a  clerical  error,  the  writing  is  credible. 
Witliin  a  century,  much  has  been  learnt  with  regard  to  dentistry 
and  chemistry.  The  deputy  will  designate  a  definite  time  to  ded- 
icate the  temple  and  celebrate  our  victory.  That  desperate  delegate, 
though  a  democrat,  is  a  denizen  and  a  demagogue.  If  he  deprecate 
despotism  and  be  not  destitute  of  clemency,  lie  will  not  devastate, 
or  de.solate,  the  land. 

2.  He  is  in  ecstasy  with  that  elegant  ebony  cane.  The  epicure 
says  that  evergreen  is  an  excellent  esculent,  or  edible.  The  episode 
in  that  eloquent  address  will  tend  to  edify  and  elevate  your  mind. 
That  eminent  man  wrote  an  epitaph,  elegy,  and  epilogue,  at  one  sit- 
ting. Emphasis  is  one  element  of  eloquence.  Enmity  must  not  move 
you  to  execrate  your  enemy,  nor  to  burn  Jiim  in  effigy.  Estimate  tlie 
value  of  that  emerald.  From  this  eminence  1  saw  an  elei)hant. 
The  emperor  sent  on  tliis  enterprise  an  embassy  who  was  noted  for 
his  elegance.  The  excellence  of  that  exquisite  equipage  is  evident 
to  every  one.  Energy  will  enable  you  to  extricate  yourself  from 
that  exigence  and  to  execute  your  enterprise. 

8.   In  the  Federal  courts,  felony  is  a  crime  severely  punished 


102  NATIONAI.    I'liONOUNCINO    SPKLLER. 


ige,  ^t,  Sit,  all,  bSre,  j^sk  ;    mi,  ind,  ^rr  ;    Ice,  in  ;    6ld,  An,  dd. 

No  gentleman  can  be  present  at  tlie  feminine  festival.  Did  the 
mendicant  indnlge  in  levity?  The  lexicon  has  medical  terms.  Tiio 
melody  roused  him  from  his  letliargy.  The  heroine  of  the  ta.y 
is  a  genuine  native  of  the  Western  hemisphei'e.  The  negligent 
messenger  left  the  medicine.  The  generous  general  is  noted  for  his 
lenity  and  heroism.  If  the  heretic  hesitate  to  renounce  the  heresy, 
lie  will  lose  his  legacy  and  heritage. 

4.  Tiie  pedagogue  is  noted  for  his  pedantry.  The  penitent  will 
not  suffer  the  penalty,  during  the  pendency  of  the  suit.  AVill  the 
pelican  eat  pepj)ermint?  The  i)erilous  descent  at  the  precipice  will 
petrify  you  with  fear.  Petulance  is  not  a  mark  of  penitence.  The 
qUL'rulous  pensioner,  though  reduced  to  penury,  now  has  a  perj)et- 
ual  income.  lu  the  plenitude  of  his  mercy,  God  stayed  the  pesti- 
lence. If  you  have  a  preference  for  virtue,  its  prevalence  will  re- 
move your  prejudice  against  this  city.  The  presbyter  read  the  peii- 
tateuch  on  the  (lay  of  pcutecosi. 

5.  Kectify  your  error,  and  reconcile  and  recompense  your  servants 
No  one  questioned  the  rectitude  of  the  regicide,  in  our  regiment. 
That  remedy  and  regimen  will  renovate  your  health.  My  relative 
kept  a  regular  register,  while  a  resident  of  the  city.  Do  not  reprobate 
the  renegade,  but  reprimand  him.  If,  on  taking  a  retrospect,  I  deem 
it  requisite,  I  will  change  my  residence  for  the  residue  of  the  term. 
Reverence  the  reverend  gentleman,  though  he  has  but  a  small  rev- 
«.'nue.     That  sedulous  senator  is  iu)t  sensible  that  he  is  in  a  reverie. 

6.  The  veteran  uttered  a  noble  sentiment.  I  saw  a  skeleton  in 
the  .sepulcher.  Several  men  wish  a  separate  settlement.  The  spell- 
ing-book, the  telegi'aph,  and  the  telescope  are  useful.  The  ground 
taken  in  your  argunient  on  skepticism  is  not  tenable.  Ventilate 
the  vestibule  of  tlie  tenement.  Temperance  has  a  tendency  to  pro- 
mote temporal  good.  Did  that  terrible  spectacle  terrify  the  child, 
yesterday?     Verily  I  will  testify  to  this  verity. 

7.  The  amendment  was  made  to  the  acceptance  oi  the  convention. 
The  contentious  appellant  accepted  the  correction  as  authentic.  lu 
that  aggressive  adventure  he  madi  an  accession  to  his  wealth.  Tho 
appendix  is  a  useless  appendage.  The  athletic  apprentice  gained 
the  attention  of  the  assembly,  and  wan  in  tho  nscc  nuaut.  .1  conjor- 
ture  tlicy  had  a  clandestine  meeting  last  bis.sextile.  A  fair  com- 
plexion needs  no  cosmetics. 

8.  After  the  declension  of  liis  business  in  DeccinlKT,  tlie  decep- 
tive defendant  knew  his  debenture  was  worthless.  The  decrepit 
dependent  is  in  a  state  of  dejection.  After  the  election  of  that  ec- 
centric man,  his  excessive  demerit  caused  the  defection  of  his  do- 
mestics.    Ilia  depression  led  t(;  the  detection  of  the  crime.     He 


TRISYLLABLES K    IX    KRli.  HKj 


mite,  &p,  fall.  — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  azure. 

will  develop  the  plot  in  his  digression.  His  distemper  and  deten- 
tion placed  him  in  a  dilemma.  Embellish  the  book  with  expensive 
cuts.  An  emetic  will  remove  the  endemic.  Did  the  thoughtless 
expression  envenom  his  mind?  The  expectant  did  embezzle  the 
money  received  from  the  exchequer. 

9.  Before  the  inspection,  I  had  ai)  impression  that  the  indenture 
was  worthless.  What  incentive  could  secure  his  incessant  etForts 
in  this  inclement  weather?  Take  a  preventive,  if  you  would  avoid 
the  infection.  I  shall  inherit  the  estate,  if  it  be  intestate.  It  was 
the  intention  of  the  intendant  to  foment  intestine  feuds.  I  listened 
intensely  to  that  otfensive  invective.  If  you  otier  no  objection,  in 
November  I  will  make  an  investment  of  all  my  possessions.  On 
that  momentous  occasion  the  majestic  polemic  made  a  pathetic 
speech  for  the  prevention  of  oppression. 

10.  His  unerring  perception  and  transcendent  judgment  insure 
iiis  progression  in  that  profession.  The  measures  are  prospective 
and  progressive.  Prudential  reasons  will  prevent  the  reception  of' 
our  prospectus  in  September.  Tlie  protective  tariff,  you  will  re- 
member, is  for  the  protection  of  mechanics.  Retiection  led  to  the 
rejection  of  the  prunella  and  suspendei-s.  While  the  rebellion 
is  in  a  state  of  quiescence,  they  will  replenish  the  fort.  Do  not  fear 
the  resentment  of  that  i-espectful  and  repentant  youth.  His  reten- 
tive memory,  and  his  resemblance  to  the  general,  secured  his  selec- 
tion. A  succession  of  resplendent  exploits  caused  the  surrender  of 
tlie  fort,  a  suspension  of  the  war,  and  the  subjection  of  the  people. 
The  ruins  of  those  stupendous  works  are  tremendous. 

11.  I  will  circumvent  him,  if  he  make  an  indirect  attempt  to 
intercept  my  letter.  Y(jur  subtrahend  is  incorrect.  Intersect  means 
to  divide.  Do  not  reprehend  the  man,  if  he  recommend  satinet,  or 
represent  it  as  good. 

12.  The  unhealthy  lad  will  endeavor  to  i)ractice  cleanliness.  That 
unpleasant,  treacherous  man  is  moved  by  jealous}-.  Tlie  peasantry 
are  already  in  jeopardy  from  the  treachery  of  their  pretended  friends. 
The  unsteady  treasurer  is  noted  for  his  pleasantry,  at  the  treasury. 
The  unfriendly  man  was  at  the  burial. 


TRISYLLABLES E   IN    ERR. 

1.  Cer'tainly,  cer'tainty,  cer'tifv,  cl^r'gjman,  fer'- 
lil  izg,  fer'  veil  cy,  fer'  vent  ly,  fer'  vid  1  v,  ger'  mi  nat^, 
lier'  mit  age,    her'  iiiit  es*,    iiier'  can  tilt',    mer'  clian  dis<:, 


]{}[  NATIONAL    rRONOlNCINO    t^PKLLEK. 


igo,  At,  3it,  Sll,  b^re,  4sk  ;   mh,  6nd,  err;  Ice,  in;   Aid,  6n,  d6. 

mer'  ci  fill,  mer'  ci  less,  mer'  cu  ry,  per'  feet  ly,  per'- 
fi  dy,  per' fo  i-at<%  per' jury,  per'manenc^,  perma'- 
nent,  per'meiW,  })er' pe  trat<?,  per' qui  site,  per'se- 
cut^,  per'sonagf?,  ])er'sonal,  per'tinenc^,  per'tiuent, 
per'  vi  <9us,  ser'  nion  izd,  ser'  pen  tine,  serv'  ile  ly,  serv' 
itor,  serv' i tilde,  ter'niagant,  tenn' in  ate,  ter' minus, 
ver' bally,  ver' bi  age,  ver'dancy,  ver'satile,  ver'te- 
bral,    ver'  ti  cal,    ver'  ti  go. 

2.  Ad  verse' ly,  advSrt'eno^,  advert'ent,  altern' 
ate,  aspersion  (as per' shun),  assertion  (as ser' slum), 
aver'sion,  co er  cion  (ko ei' slum),  coer'cive,  con  cern'- 
ing,  ron  cern  ment,  conver'sion,  deser'tion,  deter'- 
gent,  deter'ment,  discern' ing,  dis  ceru' ment,  dis])er'- 
sion,  di  ver'  sion,  e  mer'  gence,  c  mer'  gent,  e  ner'  vate, 
eter'nal,  exter'nal,  frater'nal,  biber'nal,  immer'sion, 
iinper'fect,  infer' nal,  inser'tion,  in  ter' ment,  inter'ual, 
inter'pret,  in  ver' sion,  ma  ter' nal,  observ'ance,  ob- 
serv'ant,  pa  ter' nal,  per  verse' nest<?,  per  ver' sion,  pre- 
fer'ment,  pre  serv' er,  re  vers' al,  re  ver' sion,  sub  vcr'- 
sion,  sub  ver'  sive,  su  per'  nal,  un  cer'  tain.  Dis  con- 
cert',  intersperse. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  ^. 

3.  Ke  hears' al.  Cir'cular,  cir'cuin  spect,  cir'cnm- 
stance,  firm' a  ment.  Attor'noy.  Court' e^us,  court' 
esy,  jour' nal  ism,  jour' nal  ist,  jour'neynum,  adjourn'- 
ment.  Bur' den  some,  bur'glary,  cnrv'ature,  fur' be- 
]ow,  fur'nishing,  fur'nitiire,  fur' flior  ance,  fur'tlier- 
more,  nurs'ery,  sur'gory,  tur'bulcnt,  tur' pen  tine, 
tur'])itude,  ur'gcncy.  Do  nmr' rer,  disburse' ment, 
dis  cur  sion  (dis  ker' shun),  dis  cur' sive,  diur'nal,  ex- 
cur' sion,  in  cur' sion,  insnr'gent,  noctur'nal,  preeur'- 
sor,   sub  urb'  an,    un  bur'  den,   u  surp'  er      lie  iui  burse' 


TRISYLLABLES 1    IN    ICE.  105 

mute,  up,  full.  — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  clerg3'man  at  the  liermitage  will  certainly  certify  the  king 
of  the  inarriage.  Know  for  a  certainty,  that  perjury  and  perfidy 
shall  receive  their  deserts.  Fertilize  the  soil  hefore  the  seeds  ger- 
minate. The  merciful  herrnitess  prayed  fervently  for  that  merciless 
personage.  Secure  a  permanent  place  in  a  mercantile  house.  Pay 
for  the  mercliandise  with  tlie  perquisites  of  your  office.  AVill  that 
servitor  servilel}'  permit  a  termagant  to  persecute  hira?  That  per- 
sonal remark  was  pertinent.  That  serpentine  wood  is  not  pervious 
to  an  army.  In  his  verdancy  he  did  not  know  that  his  labor  would 
terminate  at  the  terminus  of  the  road. 

2.  lie  will  report  adversely  concerning  coercive  measures.  His 
advertence  and  discernn)ent  i)revented  desertions.  He  has  an  aver- 
sion to  coercion.  Bis  infernal  assertions  and  aspersions  caused  the 
dispersion  of  my  friends.  The  conversion  and  inunersioii  of  my 
fraternal  preserver  made  my  heart  glad.  If  that  emergence  discon- 
cert hiiu,  I  fear  it  nuiy  cause  tiie  insertion  of  an  imperfect  sentence. 
Is  the  wound  internal  or  external  ?  That  observant  child  receives 
maternal  and  paternal  love.  The  reversion  is  uncertain.  His  per- 
verseness  caused  the  subversion  of  the  empire. 

3.  The  courteous  journalist,  who  was  present  at  the  rehearsal, 
obtained  a  circular  for  me.  The  circumspect  attorney  pressed  his 
denmrrer  with  much  urgency.  The  turpitude  of  the  journeyman 
led  him  to  commit  burglary.  Moved  by  my  urgency,  he  is  furnish- 
ing the  nursery  with  new  furniture.  His  nocturnal  disbursements 
exceed  his  diurnal  receipts.  The  usurper  says  the  insurgeuts  shall 
reimburse  the  expenses  of  the  war. 


TRISYLLABLES 1    IN    ICE. 

1.  Bi'naiy,  bind'ery,  brib'ery,  di'adem,  di'a- 
gram,  di'alect,  di' a  log?^(?,  di'amond,  di'aper,  dia- 
pliragni  (di'  a  fraui),  di'  a  ly,  di'  o  cest',  fin'  er  y,  hi'  e- 
rarcA,  i'cick^,  i'rony,  i'siuglas5,  i'vory,  li'abl^,  li'- 
brary,  likt?' li  hood,  lixVlihood,  livd'lines^,  mi'cro- 
scopg,  ni'  ce  ty,  wgJii'  in  gak,  ni'  tro  gen,  pi'  e  ty,  pi'- 
racy,  ph'abk,  pri'niacy,  pri'mary,  pri'vacy,  qui'e- 
tudd,  ri'otcus,  ri'valry,  bt'i'olisui,  sci'olist,  ei'ueciire, 


106  NATIONAL    rRONOUNCINO    SPELLER, 

igc,  St,  lit,  all,  hkre,  ask ;  mi,  fend,  ^rr ;    Ice,  *n  ;   6ld,  ^n,  do. 

siz'abk,  tifli'abl^,  vi'aduct,  vi'olkte,  vi'olenc^j  vi'o 
lent,    vi'  o  let. 

2.  Abid'er,  abid'ing,  acqiiir<3'meiit,  adinir'er, 
afii'ancg,  alli'ance,  almi^At'j,  arri'val,  aspir'aiit. 
assiyn'iiient,  eonipirer,  compli'ancc,  compliant, 
aon  fine' nieiit,  con  niv' anc^i,  con  si</n' nient,  contriv 
anc^,  deci'plicr,  dcci'sive,  decri'al,  defi'anc^,  dcfin'- 
er,  deni'al,  de sir' (9ns,  disci' pk,  enVight' en,  enliv'- 
cu,  en  ticti' nient,  enti'tk,  envi'ron,  ex  cit(3' inent, 
ho  ri'  zon,  in  diet'  nient,  in  cite'  ment,  in  qni'  ry,  O  ri'  on, 
pro  vi'  so,  re  ci'  tal,  re  fine'  nient,  re  li'  auce,  re  pri'  sal, 
re  quire'  ment,  re  qui'  tal,  re  tire'  inent,  re  vi'  val,  sa  li'- 
va,  sub  si' deuce,  survi'val,  surviv'er,  un  niiud'ful, 
un  qui'  et,    un  time'  ly. 

3.  Advertise',  coincide',  impolite',  subdivide,'  su- 
per fine,   su  per  scribe,    su  ])er  vise. 

Aljjliabetic  Equivalent  of  i. 

4.  Dy'  nas  ty,    by'  a  ciutli,    by'  dro  gen,    a  sy'  lum. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  "When  going  to  the  bir  lery  to  get  a  diary,  .Tames  saw  a  binary 
or  double  star.  Jf  the  hierarch  of  the  diocese  use  irony,  lie  "will  be 
liable  to  censure.  Tlicre  is  little  likelihood  that  he  can  obtain  the 
diadem  by  bribery.  The  sciolist  has  written  a  dialogue  in  a  strange 
dialect.  Among  other  finery  in  the  library,  I  saw  a  diamond  and 
some  ivory.  He  earned  Jiis  liveliliood  with  his  microscope.  Did  a 
nightingale  disturb  tlie  (juictude  of  liis  jirivacy?  lie  gained  a  sine- 
cure by  violence.     I  found  a  violet  near  the  viaduct. 

2.  My  affianced  admirer  is  a  constant  abider  at  t)iir  house.  His 
refinement  aud  ac(iuirenieiits  entitle  the  sole  surviver  of  the  family 
to  aH[)ire  to  such  an  alliance.  In  ci>in]ili,in(jo  with  my  wishes,  the 
aspirant  made  an  assignment  of  liis  c-ttjite.  I  am  do>irous,  by  some 
coiitrivaucc,  to  enliven  the  hours  of  his  conliuement.  On  his  arri- 
val, tlie  disciple  will  deci|)her  the  letter.  At  the  decisive  moment, 
in  delianee  of  my  command,  by  his  connivance,  they  procured  tho 
coudignment  of  the  goods  without  proviso.     Oriou  appears  above 


TRISYLLABLKS 1    IN    IN.  K't 


mutf .  up,  full.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 

the  horizon.  After  flie  subsidence  of  the  excitement,  the  jury  found 
an  indictment,  rnmindful  of  danger,  we  will  envirun  the  enemy 
and  make  a  reprisal.     Place  no  reliance  on  his  untimely  aid. 

3.  It  is  not  impolite  to  advertise.  Su[)ervise  the  labor,  if  they 
subdivide  the  superfine  goods. 

4.  Under  the  dynasty  of  tliis  good  prince,  the  poor  had  an  asy- 
lum. Has  the  hyacinth  blown?  Hydrogen  is  the  liglitest  knowa 
substance. 


TRISYLLABLES 1  IN  IN. 

1.  Bib'  lie  al,  big'  a  iny,  big'  ot  ly,  c/a-is'  tcu  dom, 
eAris' tuning,  (^liv'alry,  dliiv' al  iwis,  ciiii'eter,  cin'iia- 
mon,  cit'izcn,  civ'iliz<?,  clin'ical,  cit'adel,  crini'i- 
iial,  crim'  i  nat^,  crit'  ic  al,  crit'  i  cist\  crit'  i  cism,  dif- 
fer enc^,  different,  dif  licult,  diffidence,  dif'lident, 
dig'nify,  dil'igence',  dif  i  gent,  dil'iient,  dini'ity,  dis'- 
locat(^,  dis' ci  pliik^,  dis'sipate,  dis' sonant,  div'idend, 
til'  a  nient,  Hn'  i  cal,  fish'  er  y,  friv'  o  ]ous,  hide'  o  ry, 
hid'  e  ous,  hiii'  der  ancc,  his'  to  ry,  liifli'  er  to,  id'  i  oni, 
id'  i  ot,  ig'  no  ranc/',  ig'  no  rant,  im'  age  ry,  ini'  i  tate, 
im'  mi  nent,  iin'  mo  late,  im'  pe  tns,  im'  pie  inent,  im'- 
pli  cate,  im'  po  tence,  im'  po  tent,  im'  pre  cate,  im'  j^ii- 
dence,   im'  pu  dent. 

2.  In'cidence,  in' ci  dent,  in' ere  ment,  in'tnibns,  iii'- 
dicate,  in'digence,  in' di  gent,  in' di  go,  in' do  iciice, 
in' do  lent,  in' du  rate,  in'dustry,  in' famous,  in' fa  my, 
in' fancy,  in'fantile,  in'fereuce,  in'fidel,  in' finite,  in'- 
fluence,  in' jury,  in'nocence,  in' no  cent,  in' novate, 
in'solence,  in' so  lent,  m'stigate,  in'stitute,  in'stru- 
ment,  in'  te  ger,  in'  te  gral,  in'  tel  lect,  in'  ter  course,  ir.'- 
ter  est,  in'  ter  im,  in'  ter  lude,  in'  ter  val,  in  ter  view  (iii'- 
tervu),   in'tricate,   in'vocate,    ir'ritate,   it'erate. 

3.  Lfb'eral,  lib' er  ate,  lib' er  tine,  lib'erty,  lic'o- 
rice,  lig' anient,  lig' attire,  Hn'eage,  liquefy  (lik' wo fi), 


108  NATIONAL    I'KONUUXCING    SI'KLLEK. 

ige,  At,  dit,  dll,  b3,ie,  ask  ;   mh,  feud,  hr ;   ice,  fa  ;   old,  on,  do. 

liq'  uid  at^,  lit'  a  n y,  lit'  i  gate,  lit'  m*  gy,  liv'  er  y,  niicA'. 
ael  mas,  mil'  i  taut,  mil'  i  tate,  mil'  li  ner,  mim'  ic  ry, 
inin'  er  al,  miii'  is  ter,  min'  is  try,  miu'  strel  sy,  min'  u- 
eiid,  mill' u  et,  mir'ack,  mis' clr^'e  voiis,  mis' ere  aut, 
mis'ery,  mit' i  gaiit,  mit'igat^,  mit' ti  mus,  jjil' grim- 
ag'',  i)ir  lo  ry,  pin' iia  cl^,  pit'eous,  })rimitivc,  priv'- 
i  lege. 

4.  Rib' aid  ry,  rick'ety,  rid' i  cul^,  rig'or<>iis,  rlt'- 
ual,  riv'ulet,  sig' iial  iz<?,  sig' iial  ly,  sig'iiatur<?,  sig'- 
ui  i'y,  sir  la  Imb,  sil'  li  ly,  sim'  i  lar,  sim'  pk  ton,  sim'- 
pli  fy,  skil/'  fill  ly,  slip'  per  y,  stig'  ma  tiz?,  stim'  u  late, 
stim'ulmis,  stip'ulat^,  tiin'or^nis,  tit' n  lar,  trin'ity, 
triv'ial,  vic'tory,  vig'ilanct?,  vig'ilant,  vig'orMis, 
vil'lrtinmis,  vil'lainy,  vin' di  cate,  vin'egar,  vir' u- 
lont,  vis'cora,  vis'iblf,  vis' i  bly,  vis' it  ant,  vis' iter, 
vit'  ri  ol,    vi\'  i  ly,    wil'  der  nes5. 

5.  A  bri</g'  inent,  ac  quit'  tal,  ac  quit'  lanc(?,  ad  di- 
tion  (ad  dish'  un),  ad  mis  sion  (ad  mish'  im\  ad  mit'  tanc^, 
af  flic  tion  (afflik'sliun),  afflict' i\(',  ambi'tion,  assist'- 
ancc,  ans  pi  cious  (ds  pisli' us),  baptis'mal,  benig'nant, 
he  wil'  der,  ea  pri'  cious,  ci  vil  ian  (se  vil'  3"an),  col  lis- 
ion  (kol  liz'  un),  com  mis'  sion,  com  mit'  meut,  com  mit'- 
te<',  con  di' tion,  con  fis' cat/3,  consid'er,  con  sist' enc<3, 
consist'ent,  con  tin' gent,  con  tin' u<?,  con  tri' tion,  con- 
vie' tion. 

C>.  Decision  (desiz'un),  defl.  cient  (defisli'ent),  deli- 
cious (de  lisli' us),  delin'tpient,  deliver,  dentition  (den- 
lisli'  un),  de  ris  ion  (de  r!z'  un),  de  scrip  tion  (de  skrlp'- 
shun,)  de  scrip' tivc%  dimin'isli,  dismission  (dismisli'un), 
distiniH' iv^,  distinct' ly,  dis  tin'guish,  dis  tril/ ut£',  di- 
vision (do  viz'.uu),  do  mill' ion,  e  clip' tic,  edi'tion,  ef- 
li'cieut,  elic'it^  elision  (eliz'un),  el  lip' sis,  el  lip' tic, 
clix'irj  cini)ir'ic,  e  nig' ma,  enkindk,  e  pis  tie  (e  pits'- 


TRISYLLABLES — I    IN    IN  109 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  aaure. 

—        -  -  -  ^ 

sl),  equip'ment,    exhib'it,   exist'encf,    exist'ent,   ex- 
plic'  it,   ex  tin'  guisli. 

7.  Fa  mil  iar  (fa  mil' yar),  flotil'la,  forbid' d^ii,  fru- 
i  tion  (frii  isli'  un),  il  lie'  it,  im  bit'  tcr,  im  pris'  o\\  in- 
cision  (iiisiz'iiii),  in  flic  tion  (in  fl!k' sliun),  inflict'iv^, 
in  fringes' ment,  inliib'it,  in  i  tial  (in  isli' al),  initiate(in- 
fsli'  at),  in  sip'  id,  in  stiiict'  ivg,  in  trin'  sic,  ju  di  cial  (Ju- 
disli'al),  jndicions  (jndish'us),  litigious  (litid'jns),  lo- 
gi'cian,  magi'cian,  mali'cions,  malig'nant,  mispris- 
ion (mis  priz' nn),  moni'tion,  muni' tion,  musician  (mu* 
zisli'an),  narcis'sus,  nutri'tious,  of fi' cial,  offi'cious 
o  mis  sion  (o  misli'  un),    o  pin  ion  (o pin' yun),    op  ti'  cian 

8.  Pacific,    patrician  (pa trisli' an),    pavilion  (pa 
viryun),     perdition   (per  dish' un),     permission   (per 
misli'un),   per  mis' si  v^,   pernicious  (per  nisli' us),  peti' 
tion,  pliysi'cian,  po si' tion,  postiU'ion,  precision  (pre' 
s!z'  un),  pre  die' tion,  pro  dig  ions  (pro  did' jus),  pio  hib' 
it,  prolific,  pro  vin' cial,  pro  vision  (pro  viz' un),  punc 
tiHo  (punk til' yo),  punctilious  (punk til' y us),  religion 
(relid'jun),   religious  (re lid' jus),   relin'quish,  reniit'- 
tanc^,  re  sist'  anc^^,  re  stric  tion  (re  strik'  shun),  re  strict'- 
ivg,   satir'ic,   sedi'tion,   so  lie' it,   specific,   statist' ic, 
sub  mis' sion,   sub  mis' siv(?,  suf  ficient  (suffish'eut),  sus- 
pi'cion,    suspi'cious,    syrin'ga,    terrific,    tradi'tion, 
transition  (tran  siz' un),    trans  mis' sion,    tui'tion,    un- 
skilZ'ful,    mi  thrift' y,    unwil/'ing,  vermil'ion,  vindic'- 
iti v^,   vo  li'  tion.     In  ter  mif,   vi  o  lin. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  i. 

9.  Cyl'inder,  crys'talizc,  hyp'ocritt-,  myr' i  ad, 
mys'tery,  mys'tical,  mys-'ticism,  mys'tify,  phys'ic- 
al,  pyr'amid,  sye'amor<?,  syc'o pliant,  syl'labk,  syl' la- 
bus,  syl'logism,  sym'metry,  sym'pathy,  sym'phuuy, 


110  NATIONAL    PRONOCXCING    SFKLLKK. 

Age,  At,  art,  All,  Mre,  ask  ;   mi,  hnd,  hr ;   ice,  in  ;   6kl,  611,  <13. 

syjVcAroiiism,    syii'oope,    syn'onyin,   syii'thesis,  typ'- 
ica],    tvi)'it'v,    tvr'aiinlzc,    tvr'aniKnis.    tvr'auny. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  In  llic  civilized  world,  biblical  knowledge  has  not  removed 
bigotry.  The  chivalrous  citizen  regrets  that  the  days  of  chivalry 
are  passed.  Bigamy  is  made  criminal  in  all  Christendom.  If  my 
finical  friend  criticise  that  frivolous  work,  see  that  his  criticism  is 
just.  I  saw  a  cimeter  at  the  citadel.  There  is  a  marked  dilference 
between  ditTidence  and  ignorance.  Hitherto,  that  diffident  man  has 
berii  diligent  in  business.  That  impudent  lad  will  soon  dissipate 
lii>  sliare  of  the  dividend.  You  will  be  in  imminent  danger,  if  that 
]ii(k'()us  idiot  seize  the  hickory  cane. 

2.  What  incidence  caused  his  indigence?  The  increment  of  his 
garden  indicates  a  rich  soil.  That  infamous  woman  Avill  indurate 
her  son's  heart,  in  infancy.  Indolence  and  insolence  often  lead  to 
infamy.  What  could  instigate  the  infidel  to  irritate  that  innocent 
youtli  and  cause  such  an  injury?  Industry  was  the  instrument  that 
gave  him  influence.  Intellect  sweetens  intercourse.  During  the 
interview,  what  led  you  to  draw  the  inference,  that  that  intricate 
business  will  cause  infinite  trouble?  Iterate  the  remark,  "It  will 
be  for  your  interest,  in  the  interim,  or  interval,  to  institute  no 
suit." 

3  That  liberal  man  will  esteem  it  a  privilege  to  liquidate  the 
debt  and  liberate  the  debtor.  The  libertine  was  (tf  good  lineage. 
Liberty  is  the  ligament  that  binds  the  states  together.  Tlie  liturgy 
was  prepared  for  the  churcii  militant.  Did  the  minister  perform  a 
miracle,  at  Michaelmas?  The  mischievous  lad  was  noted  for  his 
mimicry.  Will  the  milliner,  in  her  misery,  litigate  her  claim?  Did 
you  hear  the  piteous  cry  of  that  miscreant  ? 

4.  Is  that  timorous  and  rickety  cliild  exposed  to  the  ridicule  and 
ribaldry  of  that  villainous  man?  Will  that  rigorous  man  observe 
tiie  ritual  service?  The  signatures  are  similar.  Though  the  de- 
fense was  vigorou.s,  he  fought  skillfully,  gained  the  victory,  and 
signalized  his  name.  His  vigilance  will  enable  him  signally  to  de- 
feat their  villainy,  and  vindicate  his  honor.  Tiie  simpleton  chose 
a  slippery  path  near  a  rivulet,  in  the  wilderness.  Rocpiest  your 
visitant,  or  visitor,  to  signify  his  most  trivial  wants. 

5.  The  benignant  committee,  after  reading  an  abridgment  of  the 
law,  favored  the  acquittal  of  the  i)risoner.  In  his  affliction,  if  he 
gain  admission  into  your  liouse,  he  will  implore  your  assistance. 
On  that  auspicious  occasion,  ambition  induced  t)ie  capricious  civil- 


TRISYIXABLKS~<)    IX    OLD.  Ill 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ,  ftiis  ;  azuve. 

ian  to  secure  a  commission  in  the  army.  The  collision  was  contin' 
gent.  Consider  the  condition  of  tlie  parties.  If  he  feel  contrition 
and  continue  consistent  with  himself,  the  trial  can  not  lead  to  his 
commitment  and  conviction. 

6.  Tlie  delinquent  was  deficient  in  decision.  Did  the  efficient 
youth  deliver  my  epistle  and  the  delicious  fruit?  If  you  would 
avoid  derision,  speak  distinctly,  and  he  explicit  in  your  description. 
Exhibit  the  map  before  dismission.  The  empiric,  or  quack,  will 
distribute  an  edition  of  the  book  among  his  friends.  If  you  enkin- 
dle a  rebellion  in  his  dominion,  can  he  extinguish  it  with  these 
equipments? 

7.  They  are  too  familiar  to  be  litigious  or  malignant.  The  mu- 
nitions and  nutritious  food  are  on  the  flotilla.  The  fruition  of  il- 
licit or  forbidden  things  is  brief.  I  will  visit  that  infringement  with 
an  infliction.  What  led  to  the  omission  of  the  initial  letters  of  the 
musician's  name?  The  magician  puzzled  the  logician.  The  dcci" 
iou  was  both  judicial  and  judicious.  Though  the  optician  is  offi- 
cious, I  value  his  opinion 

8.  The  religious  patrician  favors  pacific  measures.  I  had  permis- 
sion to  present  the  pernicious  petition  at  the  pavilion,  though  it 
places  the  jihysician  in  a  false  position.  The  postillion,  though  un- 
skillful, is  submissive.  A  restrictive  provision,  if  stated  with  pre- 
cision, to  prohibit  the  sale  of  rum  in  the  provincial  towns,  would 
further  the  cause  of  religion.  Subn'iission  is  not  sufficient  at  that 
punctilious  court.  Did  he  solicit  aid  to  quell  a  sedition?  The  un- 
thrifty farmer  is  unwilling  to  pay  for  the  violin.  Suspicion  and 
tradition  did  not  warrant  that  vindictive  and  terrific  measure. 

9.  The  column  was  not  a  cylinder,  but  a  pyramid.  How  bodies 
crystallize  is  a  mystery.  Josepli  is  a  hypocrite  and  a  sycophant. 
That  mystical  book  says  that  there  are  a  myriad  physical  mysteries. 
Do  you  observe  the  symmetry  of  that  sycamore  ?  That  symphony 
awakens  sympathy.  Though  the  laws  are  tyrannous,  the  king  will 
not  favor  tyranny. 


TRISYLLABLES O   IN   OLD. 

1.  Bro'kerag^,  c7cl6'rofonn,  ccVgencj,  c6'mat6s/?, 
co'  ]>i  ons,  droW  er  y,  f  o'  ]i  age,  fo' li  o,  for'  ci  bk,  for'  ci- 
blj,  ford'abk,  forg'ery,  glo'rify,  glo'rious,  hosiery 
(lio'zere),  jo' vial,  iio'tify,  o'diiim,  o'dii^us,  o'penly, 
o'\>cn'mg,   o'|)iut^,    o'piiiin,    o'rient,  o'riold,    po'esy. 


112  NATIONAL    I'RONOrNCING    SPELLEJl. 

Age,  At,  Alt,  all,  bare,  ask;   mi,  ^nd,  6rr  ;   ice,  !n ;   6ld,  on,  do. 

po'  et  ly,    pop'  er  y,    por'  ti  co,     po'  ten  cy,     po'  tent  htCy 
sto'  ic  al,   vo'  ta  ry ,   zo'  di  ac. 

2.  Ab  do'  men,  a  dor'  er,  am  bro  sia  (am  bro'  za),  am- 
bro  sial  (am  bro'  zal),  ap  por  tion  (ap  por'  slum),  a  tone'- 
ment,  atrocious  (atnVshus),  a!n"o'ra,  com  mo' tion, 
com  po'  nent,  com  pos  ure  (kom  po'  zur),  con  dolt^'  ment, 
con  do' lenct',  corrosion  (korro'zun),  corro'siv<?,  de- 
co'rous,  deco'rum,  depo'nent,  de  j^ort' ment,  dcvo'- 
tion,  diplo'ma,  disclosure  (disklo' zur),  dispos'al,  di- 
vorce' ment,  e  loyie'  ment,  e  mo'  tion,  en  i'ovce'  ment,  en- 
no' bl^,  enrollment,  explosion  (eks plo' zun),  explo'- 
si  V5,  ex  po'  nent,  fe  ro'  cious,  fore  clos  ure  (for  klo'  zur), 
hero'ic,  igno'bl<?,  in  clos  ure  (inkl6'z\ir),  mor^o'vcr, 
Octo'ber,  op  po' nent,  pro  mot' er,  promot'iug,  jiro- 
mo'tion,  promo'tive,  pro  por' tion,  pro  po' sal,  sono'- 
rous,  unho'ly,  unsocial  (un so' sluil),  unto'it'ard,  un- 
whole'  some, 

3.  Decompose',  dis em bog«^e',  incommode',  indis- 
pose,  in  ter  pose. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  6. 

4.  En  croach' ment.  Un  court' ly.  Be  stow' ment,  un 
foreknown'. 

JJictatirm  Kxerrmes. 

1.  The  cogency  of  las  arj;;unicnt,  ■\vlien  cliiiming  the  brokerage, 
forcibly  reiiiiiuled  me  of  our  jovial  friend,  lie  noticed  your  droll- 
ery in  hid  comatose  or  drowsy  condition.  After  such  co])iou.s 
bliowers,  the  stream  will  not  be  forduble.  The  jjoetry  of  the  Orient 
U  glorious.  Much  is  said,  iu  poesy,  of  flowers  and  foliage.  That 
forgery  will  bring  odium  upon  his  fauiily.  The  votary  of  fashion 
will  notify  his  stoical  friend,  if  he  need  more  hosiery.  Laudanum 
is  an  opiate,  or  medicine  that  contains  opium.  That  potentate  un- 
derstands tlic  potency  of  popory. 

2.  Your  adorer  says  that  the  ambrosial  fruit  is  at  your  disposal. 
Observe  dutt  decorum  while  I  apix>rtiou  the  diplomas.     I  cau  uot 


TKISYLI.AJ!I>;8 <>    IN    ON.  1  1 'J 

nr'iin,  up,  fail  —  c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  ari  iig  :  s  as  z  ;  dh  .s  sli  :  tbis  .   .  zure. 

gain  my  comi)Osure  till  tliat  untoward,  atrocious  wretch  makes  full 
atonement  fur  causing  this  commotion  and  blood.shed.  There  w.-is 
ail  important  disclosure  in  his  letter  of  condolence.  Is  the  air  im. 
wholesome,  in  October?  If,  .ifter  her  elopement,  you  wish  to  obtain 
a  divorcement,  my  services  are  at  your  disjiosaj.  A  large  propor- 
tion of  the  ferocious  soldiers  were  killed  by  the  explosion  of  a  mag- 
azine, in  the  inclosure.  His  heroic  deeds  will  ennoble  his  name  an<l 
lead  to  his  promotion.  The  deportment  of  the  de|)onent  at  h  s 
devotions  was  decorous.  Will  emotions  of  pity  })revent  the  en- 
forcement of  the  foreclosure?  Your  op})onent  made  an  unholy  ami 
unsocial  proposal. 

3.  Can  water  be  decomposed?  Where  does  tlie  river  disembogue i 
If  he  try  to  incommode  you  while  you  are  indisposed,  1  will  inter 
pose  in  your  behalf. 

4.  Accept  the  bestovvmeiit.     That  uncourily  encroachment  was 
utiforeknown. 


TRISYLLABLES O   IN    ON. 

i.  BSd'ily,  b6t\anj,  brOii' c/a' a,  bron'cAi  al.  choc'- 
olate,     c/iol'era,     choVerie,     cZor' is  ter,     c^ron' i  cJe, 
cod'  i  cil,     cog'  i  tkte,    cog'  ni  zance,    cog'  ni  zant,  cor  lo- 
quy,     col'  o  nize,    col'  o  iiy,    col'  um  bine,    com'  bat  ant, 
com'  e  dv,   com'  ic  al,   com'  i  ty,    com'  mo  dore,   com'  pe- 
lence,  com' pe tent,  com' plm sane*?,  com'plcosant,  com'- 
plicate,  com' pro  mis<?,  com'promit,  con' fer  enc^-,  con'- 
fidence,  con' fi  dent,  con' gre  gate,  con'gruence  coii'gru- 
ent,   con'gruc>us,  con' ju gal,    con' jugate,    con' se crate, 
con' se quence,    con' sequent,    con' sonant,    con'stancy 
(ion'stitute,  con' sn  late,  con' sul  ship,  con'tinence,  con' 
tinent,    con' tra  band,     con'trary,    con'versant,    con'- 
vocat«9,    cop'y-book,    cop' per  as,    cor'onal,    cor' oner 
cnr'onet,   cot'tager,   crock' ery,    croc'odile. 

2.  Doc'  i  ble,  doc'  trin  al,  d5c'  u  ment,  dog'  matisin, 
dog'  ma  tize,  dol'  or  ous,  dom'  i  cil,  dom'  i  nant,  doni'- 
inate,  drop'sical,  fop' per y,  for' ester,  front' is p^ece, 
glob'ular,  glos.s'ary,  liol'iday,  iioi'lyhoek,  lioni'icide, 


Hi  NATIONAL    riiONOtrNCING    SPKLI.KU. 


ige,  at,  ai  t,  all,  bare,  ask  ;    mi,  end,  err ;   ice,  iu  ;   6lcl,  on,  di. 

hom'ilj,  hom'iny,  Aon' est  j,  lior'ribl<3,  hos'pital, 
joc'ular,  log' a  ri Aims,  log'ical,  Ion' gi  tudc,  lot'tery, 
moc'  ca  sz'n,  mock'  er  y,  mock'  ing  1  j,  mod'  er  ate,  mod'- 
erii  ize,  mod'  est  ly,  mod'  est  j,  mod'  i  fy,  mod'  ii  late, 
mol'lify,  mon'arcA'y,  moii'itor,  moii'otonc,  mon'a 
ment,  mor'alist,  mor'alizt^,  iiom'inal,  nom'inatb 
non'de  script,   iiov'elty. 

3.  Ob'  e  lisk,  6b'  li  gate,  6b'  lo  qny,  6b'  sc  quics,  6b'- 
60  letc,  ob'  sta  cle,  ob'  sti  natc,  ob'  vl  ate,  oc'  cu  pant, 
oc'cupy,  oc'ular,  of'licer,  oft  en  times  (off  nth  nz), 
oni'  i  nous,  on'  er  <?us,  op'  e  ra,  op'  er  ate,  op'  po  site, 
op'ulence,  op' n  lent,  or'acle,  or' a  tor,  or'itice,  or'- 
igin,  or' i  son,  or'rery,  ox' y  gen,  pol'icy,  pol'itic, 
pol'ity,  pol'yglot,  pol'ygon,  pol'ypLis,  jjon'derous, 
pop'ular,  ])op' u  late,  pop'ulous,  por' ringer,  pos'i- 
tive,  pos'sible,  pos'sibly,  jjost' Im  mous,  post' u  late, 
pot'  ter  y,   po v '  er  ty . 

4.  Pr6b'able,  prob'ity,  prod' i  gal,  prod'igy,  prof- 
ligate, prog'eny,  prom' i  ncnce,  prom' i  nent,  prom'is- 
ing,  prompt' i  tilde,  prop' a  gate,  prop'erly,  prop'erty, 
proph'ecy,  proph'esy,  proph'etes^?,  pros' e  cute,  pros'- 
elyte,  pros' ody,  prot'estant,  prov'ender,  prov'i- 
dence,  prov'ident,  prox'imate,  rob'bery,  scrofula, 
scrofulous,  sorecism,  sol'ccize,  sol'emness,  sol'^ 
cmnize,  torem^ily,  sol' i  tude,  solv'cncy,  sopli' ist  rj-, 
soph' o  more,  tol'crance,  tol'erate,  tom' a  liai6'k,  top' 
ical,   trop'ical,    vocative,    vol' a  tile,    vol'uble. 

5.  Abli6r'rence,     abh6r'rent,     abol'isli,     acc6m' 
plisli.     ac  knowV  ceZge,    a  cros'  tic,    ad  mon'  isli,    al  lot' 
ment,  a  pos'  tute,  a  pos  tie  (a  p6s'  si),  as  ton'  isli,  ca  lor'- 
ic,    car  bon' ir,    cAaot'ic,    colos'sal,    colos'sus,    com- 
pos'ite,  dcmol'ish,  de  mon' strate,  depos'it,  despond'- 
ent,  despot'ic,   dissolv'cnt,  e  Ion' gate,  em  bod' y,  ex- 


TKISYLLAliLES O    IN    OX.  11; 


mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

ot'  ic,  liar  mon'  ic,  im  mod'  est,  im  nior'  al,  ijii  pos'  tor, 
im  post  lire  (im  post'  yur),  im  j^romp'  tu,  im  prop'  er,  in- 
con' stant,  insolv'ent,  laeon'ic,  iiiason'ic,  moroc'co, 
narcot'ic,  opos'sum,  pro  bos' cis,  prog  nos' tic.  remon'° 
6tranC(?,  re  mon' strata,  re  spond' eiit,  respon'sivg,  scle* 
rot'ic,  si  roc' CO,  spas  mod' ic,  svmboric,  sj'nop'sis, 
un  com'  mon,  im  con  scions  (nn  kon'  slius),  un  god'  ly, 
un  trod'  df  n. 

Alphabetic  Equivalent  of  o. 

6.  Hal'  i  but,  quad'  ran  gk',  quad'  ra  turc,  quad'  ru- 
ped,  cjuad' ru  pk,  qnal' i  fy,  quarity,  quan'dary, 
quail'  ti  ty,  quar  an  tine  (kwOr'  an  ten),  quar'  rel  ing, 
quar'  rel  mmc,   quar'  ry  ing. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Did  the  clioleric  combatant  CO  jou  bodily  harm?  Tlie  cotta- 
ger will  find  a  description  of  the  columbine  in  my  Manual  of  Bot- 
any. Cholera  is  prevalent  in  the  colony.  Does  chocolate  alfect 
bronchial  diseases?  The  chorister  wrote  a  comedy  and  a  comical 
colloquy.  The  commodore  is  confident  that  the  District  Courts 
have  cognizance  of  maritime  causes.  His  complaisance,  when  try- 
ing to  compromise  the  question  in  tlie  conference,  was  contrary  to 
his  nature.  The  complaisant  teacher  drew  a  picture  of  a  crocodile, 
in  my  copy-book.  County,  between  persons  who  congregate  here, 
is  congruous  to  the  place.  Are  copperas  and  crockery  contraband 
goods?  On  account  of  a  death  at  the  consulate,  the  competent 
consul  will  resign  the  consulship.  Tlie  coroner,  wiio  was  conver- 
sant with  the  deceased,  will  cunvucate  a  jury. 

2.  The  forester  says  the  dog  is  dociblo.  This  document  is  a  doc- 
trinal homily  that  will  remove  your  dogmatism.  Did  you  hear  tlie 
dolorous  cries  of  the  dropsical  i)aticnt  at  the  hosi)ital  ?  Is  hominy 
a  novelty  ?  Modernize  the  mocca.-in.  Do  not  modulate  your  voire 
in  mockery.  Modesty  and  honesty  will  mollify  his  anger.  That 
nondescript  committed  a  horrible  crime.  The  moralist  Avill  iinxl- 
estly  moralize  on  the  effects  of  lotteries.  Does  the  logical  monit.u- 
understand  Jogarithius  ? 

3.  After  performing  the  la-^t  obsequies,  obligate  ths  man  to  erect 
an  obelisk  over  the  grave.     The  policy  of  that  obstinate  oflacer  was 


116  NATIONAL  lUOXOlNCING   Bri;i.Li;R. 


age,  at,  iit,  all,  b^ie,  Mi  ;  m^,  end,  err;  ice,  in;  old,  6n,  d6. 

the  subject  of  much  obloquy.  My  porringer  is  not  ponderous.  A 
polyjilot  bible  is  a  bible  in  many  languages.  A  polygon  is  a  figure 
of  many  ^-ides.  A  pt)lypus  is  soinetliing  that  has  many  feet.  I 
oftentimes  had  ocular  proof  that  the  labor  at  the  pottery  was  oner- 
ous. In  his  posthumous  works,  he  speaks  of  the  poverty  cf  that 
]iopulous  land.  His  silence  with  regard  to  the  opera  is  ominous. 
If  it  be  possible  to  engage  the  i)oi)ular  orator,  it  will  be  politic.  A 
knowledge  of  the  origin  of  that  obsolete  saying  would  not  obviate 
tlie  obstacle.  What  can  occupy  the  time  of  the  opulent  occupant 
of  the  house  opposite? 

4.  The  progeny  of  that  i)rodigal,  if  propi.'rly  taught,  will  not  be 
l)rofligate.  That  prominent  and  jM-omising  man  is  noted  for  his 
probity  and  promptitude  in  business.  When  the  protestant  became 
a  proselyte,  he  desired  to  propagate  the  soj)liistry.  Tiiat  provident 
young  man  will  prosecute  his  guardian,  to  secure  his  property 
Did  the  prophetess  prophesy  that  the  prophecy  would  prove  false  ? 
If  the  V(jluble  sopliomore  understand  syntax  and  prosody,  he  will 
not  use  a  solecism.  By  his  j)n)videncc,  while  in  that  tropical  coun- 
try, he  will  maintain  Ijis  solvency.  The  tomahawk  was  the  prox- 
imate cause  of  tiie  robbery.  He  solemnly  declares  that  he  will  sol- 
emnize his  marriage  in  that  solitude. 

5.  I  admonish  you  to  abolish  that  despotic  law,  lest  you  incur 
the  abhorrence  of  the  people.  Demolish  the  colossal  statue.  If 
she  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  that  im])romptu  acrostic,  she  will 
astonish  me.  If  the  apostle  demonstrate  to  the  ajiostate  the  truths 
of  the  gospel,  he  will  accomplish  a  good  work.  If  the  despondent 
insolvent  receive  his  allotment,  he  will  redeem  his  deposit.  The 
sirocco  injured  the  sclerotic  of  his  eyes.  After  taking  the  narcotic, 
I  was  unconscious.  Tlie  impostor  undci'stands  the  symbolic  lan- 
guage of  the  mascmic  order.  Do  not  cinliody  in  a  book  those  im- 
modest and  immoral  sayings.  Tlie  speecii  of  the  respondent,  in 
favor  of  his  remonstrance,  was  laconic  ami  unconnnon.  That  un- 
godly and  inconstant  man  obtained  the  morocco  and  exotics  b}* 
improj)cr  means. 

6.  We  found  a  large  quantity  of  halibut  on  the  quarantine  ground. 
If  you  (juadrui)le  your  offer,  you  may  take  the  (puulruped.  A  quad- 
rangle is  a  figure  li.aving  four  equal  angles.  The  quarrelsome  lad  is 
quarreling  with  a  man  who  is  quarrying  stone. 


TlilRYLLAl'.LES O    IN    DO, 

1.  Mov'ubld,  inov'ably.     Iiii  prove' ment,  improv'* 
ing,  remov'al,  remov'er,  i-cmov'ing.     Mis  im  prove''. 


TUISYIXABI.KS U    IN    MUTE.  117 


m 


htc.  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 


Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  6. 

2.  Foorery,  foul'luirdy,  scAooF-fel  low?,  scAool'- 
master.  Cru' ci  blt%  cru'cifix,  cru' ci  fj,  pru'dently, 
pru'  der  y,  prun'  iiig-Ajiilfe',  prii'  ri  ence,  prii'  ri  ent,  ru': 
bican,  ru'bicuud,  ru'diiuent,  ru'in^us,  rn'ininant, 
ru'  ini  ixkte,  scru'  pu  Ions,  scru'  ti  ny,  tru'  en  lenc^,  tru'- 
eu  lent.  In  tru  sion  (in  tro'  zun),  ob  tru'  siou,  pro  tru'- 
sion.  Un  fruit' ful. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  remover  is  removing  the  movable  property.  If  you  mis- 
improve  j-our  time,  you  will  inukc  no  improvement. 

2..  The  schoolmaster  will  reprove  the  foolery  of  my  foolhardy 
tichool-fellow.  He  prudently  concealed  his  crucilix.  The  lady  witli 
xubicund  hair  is  noted  for  her  prudei-y.  That  ruminant  beast  cost 
a  ruinous  price.  Can  you  endure  the  scrutiny  and  truculcnce  oi 
that  scrupulous  general  ?  Use  the  pruning-kuife  ou  that  unfruitful 
tree. 


TRISYLLABLES U    IX    MUTE. 

1.  Cu' cumber,  cu'pola,  cu'racy,  cu'rativ<?,  cu'- 
rious,  cu'ticle,  du'bious,  diir'abk,  flu' en  cy,  fu'gi- 
tiv<',  fu'  mi  gat^,  fn'  ner  al,  fu'  ri  ous,  fu'  si  bk,  glu'  ti- 
natc,  glu'tinous,  liu'morist,  liu'mor^^us,  liu'morsom^, 
ju'bile<,',  jii'venil^,  lu'crativ^,  lu' di  crmis,  lu' mi  nous, 
lu'nacy,  lu'natic,  lu'tulciit,  mu'cilagt',  mu' table, 
mu'  ti  lattf,  mu'  ti  nous,  mu'  li  ny,  niut  u  al  (mut'  yu  al), 
nu'meral,  nu'merat^,  nu'merous,  nu' tri  ment,  nn'- 
tri  tiv<?,  pu'  er  ik,  pu'  pil  age,  pu'  ri  fy,  pu'  ri  tan,  pii- 
rity,  pu'trefy,  spu'rions,  stu' di  ous,  stu'pefy,  su'i- 
cide,  u ni corn  (yu' ni karn),  u'niform,  unison  (}'u'ne- 
sun),  u'  ni  ty,  u'  ni  verse,  u  su  al  (_vu'  zu  al),  u  su  rer  (jxV- 
2u  rer),    u  su  ry  (\-u'  zu  re). 


118  NATIONAL    FKONOLNCING    SPELLliR. 


ige,  &t,  ^it,  mi,  bare,  fek  ;   mo,  Siul,  err ;  Ice,  fn  ;   old,  fin,  d6. 

2.  Ablution  (ab 111' slmn),  abiis'iv^,  accu'sant,  a- 
cu'  men,  al  lure'  nient,  al  hi  sion  (al  lu'  ziin),  al  lu'  sive, 
a  1UUS6' nient,  amus'ing,  amu'siv^,  Li  tu' men,  collu- 
sive, collusion  (kollu'zun),  communion  (kommun'- 
yun),  con  clu  sion  (kon  kill' zun),  con  clii' sivt",  condu- 
cive, con  fu  sion  (kon  f u'  zun),  con  tu  sion  (kon  tu'  zun), 
do  hi  sion  (de  lu'  zun),  de  hi'  sive,  dif  fn  sion  (dif  fu'  zun), 
diffu'sive,  dihi'tion,  effusion  (effii'zun),  endur'- 
ance,  exclusion  (eksklu' zun),  exclu'sive,  illu'miur, 
il  lu  sion  (il 111' zun),  illu'sive,  inchi'sive,  induc^'ment, 
in  fu  sion  (in  fu'  zun),  in  liu'  man,  pe  cul  iar  (pe  kul'  yar), 
pollu'tion,  pro  fu  sion  (pro  fu' zun),  ])ursu'ant,  refu'- 
sal,  scorbu'tic,  seclusion  (seklu'zun),  solu'tion,  suf- 
fusion (siiffu' zun),   sulpliii' ric,    tri  bu' nal. 

3.  Immature',    importune',   insecure',  opportune'. 

Alphabetic  Ecpiivalents  of  ii. 

4.  Beau'teous,  beau'tiful,  beau'tify,  eucharist(yu'- 
karist),  eu'logist,  eu'logize,  eu'logy,  eu' phony, 
])kni'risy,  r/zeum' a tism,  amateur',  renew'al,  suit'- 
a  ble. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  I  s.aw  a  ciiciiiiilior  at  the  ciinicy.  Tlio  juvenile  fiitritive  is  in 
t}ie  cupola.  Tlie  cuticle  of  tlic  hand  is  not  very  dunible.  Fumi- 
gate her  room  and  buy  a  curative  plant.  Is  that  glutinous  substance 
fusible?  'The  .success  of  that  furious  man  is  dubious.  The  curious 
liuinorist  is  noted  for  his  fluency.  I  heard  many  humorous  and 
ludicrous  tales,  during  the  juliilee.  The  want  of  luitiiiuent  in  the 
ship  caused  mutiny  and  Iuiku'V.  r)iil  ihe  hiiiaiic  mutilate  the  book  ? 
'The  poems  that  were  written  dm'iiig  ids  pupilage,  though  numerous, 
were  puerile.  Do  you  question  the  juirity  of  tlie  puritan?  Kum 
will  stupefy  and  cause  suicide.  The  studious  lad  refused  to  take 
spurious  money.  That  luminous  argument  is  in  unison  with  in\ 
views.  The  usurer  t<Hik  more  tlian  his  usual  usury,  for  the  use  of 
that  money. 

2.  Frequent  ablution  is  conducive  to  health.     The  acciufiiut,  io 


TKISYLLABLES U    IN    UP.  110 

mute,  up,  full.--c  as  k  :  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  azure. 

his  allusion  to  tlie  refusal  of  the  accused,  used  abusive  language. 
He  has  too  much  acumen  to  be  deceived  by  sucli  allurements.  In- 
nocent amusements  are  conducive  to  health.  The  illusions  of  his 
youth  were  amusing.  We  arrived  at  the  conclusion  that  the  confu- 
sion Avas  the  result  of  collusion.  His  essay  for  the  diffusion  of  use- 
liil  knowledge  will  long  illumine  the  page  of  history.  That  inhu- 
man act  tried  his  endurance.  Tliat  peculiar  inducement  is  delusive. 
'J'hc  tribunal  met  pursuant  to  adjournment. 

S.  Do  not  importune  your  friend  to  procure  that  immature  fruit. 
If  you  feel  insecure,  my  visit  is  opportune;  for  you  can  now  leave 
your  seclusion. 

4.  Did  the  beauteous  lady  eulogize  my  beautiful  garden  ?  Tlie 
eulogist  will  prepare  a  suitable  eulogy  for  the  amateur.  He  has 
the  rheumatism  and  the  pleurisy. 


TRISYLLABLES tJ    IN    UP. 

1.  Bldn'derbus^,  buflalo,  but'tereup,  btit' ter  flj, 
but' ter  milk,  but' ter  nut,  but' ter  j,  cul'pabk',  ciil'ti- 
Viit^,  cur'rency,  ciis' to  dy,  cut'lery,  dnir/g'erj,  dul'- 
ci  nier,  ful'  irii  nkte,  ghit'  ton  ons,  glut'  tr^u  y,  guu'  uer  y, 
gut' tur  al,  hiun'  niiug-bird,  just'  i  fy,  lux  u  ry  (liik'  slui- 
re),  inul' berry,  uuil'tifonn,  luul'tipl^,  uuiltiplex, 
mill' ti  ply,  uuirtitud(^%  unun'mery,  uuis'cular,  musk'- 
melou,  uul'lify,  uul'lity,  nuu'ucry,  piil>'lican,  pnl'- 
veriz^,  puuctual  (puugkf  yu  al),  puiict'uat^,  puu'- 
geucy,  puu'isliuieut,  scur' ril  mis,  sub'jugat^^,  sub'se- 
(pieut,  sub' sidy,  sub'stan  tivt',  sub' sti  tut<?,  sub' ter- 
i'txge,  suc'cotasli,  sue' cu  leuce,  sue' cu  lent,  suf  focjW, 
sum'mary,  sum' nierset,  sumpt'uous,  sup' pie  ment, 
Blip' pliant,  sup' pli  cant,  sup' pli  eat^,  sup'purat.?,  sur'- 
rogat^,    ul' cerate,    ul' ti  mate,    ut'terance. 

2.  Abund'ance,  a  bund' ant,  accus'toin,  asun'der,  hi- 
tum'nal,  com  pul  sion  (kom  pul' shun),  compul'sive,  con- 
cur' rence,  con  cur'  rent,  con  cus  sion  (kon  kdsli'  un),  cou- 
junction  (kon junk' shun),   conjunct' ure,  cou  strue' tion, 


120  NATIONAL    rK0NOU^'CING    SI'ELLKK. 


Aj^e,  -kt,  Alt,  ill,  bare,  hk ;   mb,  hnd,  err  ;   ice.  In  ;   old,  on,  d5. 

coil  struct' iv^,  con  sump'' tion,  con  sump' tiv^,  co  niin'> 
drum,  convul'sion,  convul'sivc,  de  struc' lion,  de- 
struct' iv6^,  discus'sion,  et'furgeucf',  effurgent,  e  mul'- 
geut,  c  mul'  sion,  en  cum'  ber,  en  cum'  bruncc,  e  rup'- 
tion,  es  cu^cli' 6^on,  excui'pat<?,  expul'sion,  expul'siv^t, 
tor^rmi'ner,    illus' trut^',    impul'sion,    impul'sivc. 

3.  In  cul'  catc,  in  cul'  patt^,  in  cum'  bent,  in  cum'  ber, 
in  cum' branc<?,  indul'genc^,  indul'gent,  injus'ticc,  in- 
struction (in  struk' shim),  in  struct' iv(?,  inun'datc^,  ob- 
struc'tion,  obstruct'iv^,  occur'rcncc',  pcnum'bra,  per- 
cussion (perkusli' nn),  pre  sum})' tion,  ])resum])' tivf, 
pro  due'  tion,  pro  due'  tiw,  pro  mul'  gatt',  pro  pul  sion 
(pro  pul'  shun),  re  cum'  bent,  re  cur'  renc6%  re  cur'  rent, 
re  due'  tion,  re  dun'  danc^,  re  dun'  dant,  re  t'ul'  gence, 
re  ful'  gent,  re  luc'  tancc,  re  luc'  tant,  re  luc'  tat(?,  re- 
l)ug'  nanc^,  re  pug'  nant,  re  pul'  sion,  re  pul'  siv^,  re- 
vul'sion,  rotun'da,  triumph' al,  trinmjdi' ant,  un- 
just'ly,   nnluc'k'y.     lnterru])t',    reconstruct. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  u. 

4.  Col'ander,  com' fort  er,  c(^)m' fort  less,  com'pany, 
com' pas5  es,  con'jurer,  con'stabl<',  cov'enant,  eov' 
crlet,  cov'etous,  gov' ci-n  mcnt,  hon'e// comJ,  hon'ey- 
moon,  some;' body,  som'erset,  sov'erclyn,  won' der- 
ful.  Dis  col'  or,  dis  com'  fit,  en  com'  pass,  re  cov'  er, 
an  love'  ly.    Blood'-ves  sel.   Nour'  ish  ing,  nour'  ish  meut. 

Dictation  £xercises. 

1.  If  the  gluttonous  inun  understand  gunnery,  lie  will  shoot  a 
bulliilo  \vitli  his  hlunderliuss.  A  buttortly  is  on  the  buttercup.  I 
saw  Bonie  bntteriiiilk  juid  butternuts  in  the  buttery.  If  he  be  oul- 
piible,  take  him  into  custody.  It  is  drudtrery  to  scour  the  cutlery. 
The  music  of  tlie  dulcimer  is  sweeter  tlian  tiiose  guttural  sounds. 
A  hummi'ig-liird  is  on  the  mulberry.  The  pupils  at  the  nunnery  are 
piii:rr'.i:!l.    Thu- publican  will  furnish  a  multitude  of  guests  with  sue- 


TKISVLLAULKS U    IN    I-LLI.  V>\ 

■  cotash  and  muskmelons.  The  pungency  of  ti.ese  .cun-ilcis  remark, 
moved  the  uu.scular  teacher,  on  a  subsequent  day,  to  inliict  punish- 
ment and  subjugate  the  lad.  If  the  supplement  to  the  will  be  ob- 
tained by  subtortuge,  the  surrogate  will  nullify  it.  If  the  '^uitnli 
cant  assume  a  suppliant  posture  and  supplicate  aid,  his  utterance 
will  be  weak. 

2.  The  fields  give  promise  of  autumnal  abundance.     Abun.lant 
crops  accustom  the  people  to  excessive  consumption.     At  this  con- 
junction, the  construction  placed  upon  that  compulsive  measure 
would  cause  a  convulsion,  that  would  tear  asunder  the  dearest  tie. 
With  your  concurrence,  we  will  hold  the  impulsive  man  and  pre- 
vent the  concussion.     That  conundrum  will  cause  discussion     After 
the  eruption  of  the  volcano  and  the  destruction   of  the  city  the 
moon  shone  forth  with  its  usual  etfulgence.     I  will  exculpate  the 
man  and  prevent  his  expulsion,  for  his  escutcheon  is  without  blot 
3.  It  IS  incumbent  on  the  indulgent  parent  to  inculcate  good  pre- 
cepts and  furnish  good  instruction.     If,  by  injustice,  lie  j.lace  an  in- 
cumbrance on  the  estate,  I  will  inculpate  him.     If  you  remove  the 
obstruction,  the  river  will  inundate  that  productive  land  and  destroy 
the  productions.     The  occurrence  is  instructive.     I  will  not  be  i-e- 
uctantto  vote  for  a  reduction  of  that  recumbent  officers  redun- 
<lant  salary.     At  that  moment,  the  refulgent  beams  of  the  morn  in., 
sun  played  upon  the  rotunda.     If  you  try  to  reconstruct  the  order 
ot  the  march,  you  will  interrupt  the  whole  triumphal  procession 

4.  On  that  comfortless  night,  the  lad  bought  the  compasses,  and 
a  colander,  comforter,  and  coverlet.  The  company  sent  a  constable 
to  arrest  the  covetous  conjurer.  The  honeycomb  is  a  wonderful 
specimen  of  skill.  The  sovereign  is  at  the  head  of  the  government 
We  must  either  discomfit  or  encompass  the  enemy.  Does  that  un- 
lovely girl  discolor  her  face  ?  If  you  break  a  blood-vessel  and  take 
no  noun.-hinent,  I  fear  that  you  will  not  recover. 


TRISYLLABLES U    IN    FULL. 

BulZ'-ba^'t  iiig,     bulZ'etin,     busli'ines^.     bu^fch'erly. 
hutch' ei-y.     Cook'ery,   rook'ery. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

Did  the  butclierly  butcher  encourage  bull-baiting  at  the  butchery" 
Their  cookery  is  bad.     A  woodbine  encircles  the  rookery 

G 


122  NATIONAL    1'RONOUNCING    SPKLLKK. 


Ago,  it,  ?ut,  s\il.  I4if,  ask:   niu,  oiul,  err;   Ice,  in;   6ld,  on,  dS. 


TRISYLLABLES — OV    IN    OUR. 

1.  Bound' a  ly,    coun' te  naucf,    coun'terfdt,    couu'' 

terinaiid,  coun'terpan^^,  couu' ter  plot,  coun' ter  poisj, 
C'oun'  ter  sign,  fouud'  cr  y ,  mount'  e  bank.  A  cous'  tics, 
ca  reus'  al,    en  coun'  ter,   cs  pons'  al ,   ren'  coun  ter. 

Alpliabetic  Ecpiivalent  of  ou. 

2.  Fowring-pi'ec^,  pow'der-horn,  pow' der-mil^.  Al- 
low' anc^,   a  vow'  al,  em  pow'  er,   en  dow'  meut. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  "What  is  the  boundary  of  your  State  on  tlie  sontli?  f  was 
pre.-ent  at  tlie  espousals  and  savy  tlie  bluslies  on  lier  countenance. 
1  luid  a  rencounter  with  tlie  mountebank,  at  the  foundery.  It'  you 
wish  your  c()unteri>lot  to  succeed,  send  a  counterniaud  tt)  your  men 
and  order  tlieni  to  counterfeit  a  fliglit  before  they  encounter  the 
enemy.     The  otHeer  at  the  carousal  cloes  not  know  the  countersign. 

2.  1  saw  a  [)owder-horn  and  tuwiing-piece  at  the  powdtT-mill.  If 
my  faiiier  empower  you  to  name  the  endowment  for  the  school, 
iviiicndicr  my  avowal  a!\d  make  <luc  allowance. 


TRISYLLABLKS OI    (i\l)    IN    OIL. 

1  Bois'termis,  loi'terer,  loi'tering,  moi'ety,  poi'- 
s/>n'mg.  Adjoin' ing,  anoint'er,  anoint'ing,  appoint'- 
nient,  avoid'anc^,  a  void' les<f,  embroid'cr,  em  broil'- 
ing,  enjoin' ment,  recoil'ing,  rejoic'iug,  rejoin' der, 
tub  join' ing. 

Alpliabetic  E<piivalent  of  oi. 
2.    Aiinoy'anc/'.    em  ploy' ment,  enjoy' ment.     Loy' 
al  tv,    rov'al  tv. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  conduct  of  the  loiterer  was  boisterous.  While  loitering 
111  nil  adjoining  Held,  I  saw  a  boy  poisoning  a  dog.    He  was  rejoicin.B 


I'ULYSYLLABLES A    IN    AGP:.  123 

uiuto,  uj),  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sn  ;  fiils  ;  aseuie 

because  he  had  received  an  ap|)uintiiient  and  secured  a  moiety  uf 
liis  father's  estate.  The  auoiater  was  anointing  tlie  king.  To  se- 
cure an  avoidance  of  tlie  decree,  tlie  lawyer  was  sulijoining  a  re- 
joinder to  the  document. 

2.  The  employment  will  promote  your  enjoymeut  and  remove 
-•our  annoyance.     Royalty  is  fond  of  loyalty. 


III.  Polysyllables. 

POLYSYLLABLES A    IN    AGE. 

1.  A'  mi  a  bk,  fa'  vor  a  bl^,  plii'  gi  a  rism,  plu'  gi  a  nsr, 
va'  ri  a  bk,    va'  ri  e  giitc. 

2.  Abat'abl^j  agra'rian,  barba'rian,  calcareous, 
dhi  can'  er  j,  com  pla'  cen  cy,  cu  ta' lie  ous,  ex  tra'  lie  c>us, 
gram  ma' ri  an,  grega'rious,  in  ca' pa  bk^,  irra'diatf, 
libra'rian,  lie  fa' ri  mis,  palla'dium,  preca'rions,  re- 
ga'  li  a,  sec  ta'  ri  an,  spoil  ta'  iie  ous,  ter  ra'  que  ous,  nn- 
cliangc'  a  h\e,   iin  fa'  vor  a  bid,    vi  ca'  ri  ous. 

3.  Acclamation  (ale kla ma' shun),  ad  mi  ra'tion,  ad- 
ora'tion,  adula'tion,  ad  van  ta'gt'ous,  aftida'vit,  ag- 
gra  va'  tion,  al  ge  bra'  ic,  al  le  ga'  tion,  al  li  ga'  toi',  ap- 
para'tus,  ap plica' tion,  ap  pro  ba' tion,  aspi  I'a' tion, 
av  oca' tion,  baslina'do,  calcu  la'tion,  eel  e bra' tion, 
cir  cum  ja' cent,  cog  ita' tion,  com  bi  na' tion,  com  niend- 
a'tion,  com  pi  la' tion,  com  plica' tion,  coniirm  a'tion, 
con  lia  gra' tion,  con  grcga' tion,  con  sterna' tion,  con- 
sum  ma' tion,  con  tem pla' tion,  con  versa' tion,  con  vo- 
ca'tion,    cul  ti  va'tion. 

4.  Dec  la  ma  lion  (dek  la  ma'  slum),  dec  la  ra'  tion,  def- 
a  ma' tion,  degrada'tion,  demonstra' tion,  dep  re  da'- 
tion,  desola'tion,  despera'do,  despe ra'tion,  detes- 
ta'tion,  devi  a'tion,  disloca'tion,  dissi  pa'tion,  divi 
aa'tion,  educa'tion,  emu  la' tion,  ex  cla' ma  tion,  ex 
pec  ta'  tion,  ex  por  ta'  tion,  fer  men  ta'  tion,  gen  er  a'  tion 


124  NATIONAL    I'liONOUNCING    SI'KLLKK. 

Age,  at,  s\it,  all,  b^re,  &sk  ;    mh,  iml.  err  ;    Ice,  In  ;   6ld,  on,  do. 

gravi  ta'tion,  liab  i  ta'tiou,  ignora'mus,  illus  tra'tion, 
iniijorta'tion,  im  preca'tion,  iiiclina'tion,  iiitiamina'- 
tion,  iiilbrina'tiun,  in  spi  ra'-tion,  in  stiga'tioii,  iuti- 
ma'  tion,    in  iin  da'  tion,    in  vo  ca'  tion, 

5.  Lam  entatioii  (lanien  ta'shnn),  leg  is  la' tion,  lib- 
er a' tion,  liter  a' ti,  modi  a' tion,  niedi  ta'tion,  mod- 
era' tion,  modula'tion,  naviga'tion,  nomina'tinn, 
nnmera'tion,  obliga'tion,  oc en  pa' tion,  oj)  era' tion, 
OS  ten  ta' tion,  pallia' tion,  pliarisa'ic,  prep  a  ra' tion, 
pres  er  va'  tion,  proc  la  ma'  tion,  prof  a  na'  tion,  prot  es- 
ta'tion,  prov  o  ca' tion,  pub  li  ca' tion,  i)nnrt  n  a'tiim, 
recrea'tion,  ref  orma'tion,  ret'u  ta'tion,  regula'tion, 
re  lax  a' tion,  rep  u  ta'tion,  res  er  va' tion,  res  pi  ra' tion, 
res  to  ra' tion,  rev  e  la' tion,  sal  u  ta'tion,  sop  a  rai' tion, 
sit  n  a' tion,  specula' tion,  stipula'tion,  sup pli  ca' tion, 
sup pura' tion,  tribula'tion,  tol era' tion,  trepi  da'tion, 
un  dn  la'  tion,  val  u  a'  tion,  va  ri  a'  tion,  ven  er  a'  tion,  vi- 

0  la' tion. 

6.  Abeceda'rian,  ad  min  is  tra'torshi]),  disciplinA- 

1  i  an,  ex  tern  po  ra'  ne  ous,  pre  dcs  ti  ua'  ri  an,  sex  a  ge- 
na'rian.     An  ti  trini  ta'ri  an,   val  e  tudina'rian. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Mary  is  not  amitible,  for  lier  temper  is  variable.  One  who 
is  guilty  of  ])lai,narisiii,  or  .stealing  from  the  writings  of  others,  is 
called  a  i)Iagiarist.  If  the  light  be  favorable,  variegate  the  paper 
with  blue  and  white. 

2.  The  writ  is  abatable.  The  agrarian  was  guilty  of  chicanery. 
If  the  barbarian  subsist  only  on  spontaneous  i)roductions,  his  living 
will  be  precarious.  Sheep  are  gregarious  animals.  That  extrane- 
ous matter  is  calcareous.  The  grannnarian  declares  with  compla- 
cency, that  he  has  recovered  from  the  cutaneous  disease.  The 
librarian  was  incapalde  of  so  nefarious  an  act.  That  sectarian  is  a 
vicarious  agent.  Tiie  earth  is  called  terracpieous  because  it  is  com- 
peted of  land  and  water. 

3.  Having;  gained   tlie   aduiiration  of   the  congregation,  ho  was 


I'()LY8YLLABLKS A    IN    AOF..  125 

mute,  up,  full.  — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

elected  by  acclamation.  His  adoration  was  sincere.  The  affidavit 
and  allegation  are  false.  That  advantageous  measure  will  secure 
their  afiprobation.  His  adulation  was  an  aggravation  of  the  evil. 
You  can  easily  determine  the  calculation  by  the  application  of  an 
algebraic  formula.  His  conversation,  after  the  celebration  of  the 
marriage,  awakened  contemplation.  His  commendation  of  the 
compilation  is  a  sufficient  confirmation  of  its  value.  The  confla- 
gration caused  much  consternation  in  the  convocation.  A  due  cul- 
tivation of  the  head  and  the  lieart  will  lead  to  a  glorious  consum- 
mation. 

4.  Emulation  and  the  expectation  of  a  reward  moved  him  to 
make  a  declamation.  I  rely  on  liis  declaration.  Defamation  and 
dissipation  caused  his  degradation.  Demonstrations  of  joy  ill  be- 
come the  desperado,  after  his  depredations  have  made  my  garden  a 
desolation.  If,  in  his  desperation,  you  provoke  his  detestation,  you 
will  incur  his  imprecatio!i.  His  deviation  from  the  path  caused  the 
dislocation.  Her  invocations  of  the  gods  was  to  secure  the  power 
of  divination.  Your  illustrations  will  provoke  no  exclamation  of 
surprise  from  the  ignoramus.  Her  education  will  surpass  your  ex- 
pectations. The  exportation  of  cotton  and  importation  of  silk  may 
benefit  the  nation.  He  has  no  inclination  for  information.  Her 
intimation  enabled  ine  to  find  your  habitation. 

5.  Wicked  legislation  and  regulations  caused  the  lamentation  of 
the  people.  The  mediation  of  the  literati  secured  his  liberation. 
Meditation  leads  to  moderation.  He  devotes  to  navigation  all  the 
time  that  his  other  occupations  will  permit.  If  you  secure  my 
nomination,  you  will  place  me  under  obligations.  His  pharisaic 
life  and  ostentation  injure  his  reputation.  Do  not  regard  his  prot- 
estation, if  the  operation  will  secure  the  preservation  of  the  prop- 
erty. He  urged  the  provocation  in  palliation  of  his  profanation. 
In  the  preparation  and  publication  of  the  proclamation,  observe  the 
rules  of  punctuation..  Recreation  and  a  relaxation  of  study  will 
promote  his  reformation.  Her  respectful  salutation  and  the  value 
of  her  revelation  secured  her  restoration  to  her  friends.  His  wild 
speculations  and  destitute  situation  caused  their  separation.  When 
I  was  in  tribulation,  God  heard  my  supplications.  If  he  encourage 
the  violation  of  just  stipulations  and  accept  a  false  valuation  of  the 
goods,  I  can  have  no  veneration  for  the  man. 

6.  The  abecedarian  says  that  his  teacher  is  a  good  disciplinarian. 
His  speech  was  extemj)oraneous.  The  y)redestinarian  is  a  sexage- 
laarian.     Will  the  valetudinarian  accept  t'-ie  administratorship? 


r2C)  NATION AJ^    rKON'OUNCING    SPKI.LEU. 


ige,  kt,  Srt,  Sll,  bdre,  dsk  ;    n\b,  Jnd,  err ;    ice,  lu  ;   old,  on.  do. 


POLYSYLLABLES A  IN  AT. 

1.  Ac/ CCS 80 rj,  ac' curacy,  Ac'rimoiiy,  id' mi  ra- 
bl(',  ad' mi  rait  J,  ad'versarj,  ag'grandiz<3ment,  ag' 
r'l  cult  ure  (ag' ri  kult  y ur),  al'  a  bas  ter,  al'  i  mo  ny,  al - 
legory,  am'atory,  am' i  ca  blc,  an' ciliary,  an'timo- 
Tij,  an'tiquary,  an' ti  qua  ted,  ap'oplexy,  ap'pli  ca- 
ble, cap'illary,  cat' er pillar,  cliar'i  ta  bk^,  fash' /on- 
able,  glad'iator,  liab'itabk,  jan'izary,  Jau'uary, 
lam'entablt'j  lap'idary,  mag'istracy,  iiuir'n'ag^^ablc, 
mat'rimony,  max'illary,  uav'i  gable,  pal'liativr, 
])at'nmony,  plaii'otary,  prac'ti  cablr%  saramandei", 
wii'utary,  ganct'nary,  stat'uary,  tab'cr nacle-,  val'- 
u  a  bit',    van  quisli  a  bid  (vaiig'kwish  abl). 

2.  Abau'don  ment,  a  cad' e  my,  alac'rity,  amal'- 
gamat<?,  anarogf>iis,  aual'ogy,  anal'ysis,  anatli'- 
c  ma,  anat'omiz6,  anat'omy,  antag'onist,  aspar'a- 
gus,  as  sas' sin  ate,  Au  dac'  i  ty ,  b^r  bar'  i  ty,  be  at'  i  fy, 
beat'itudd,  brutal'lty,  calam'i  t(^nis,  calam'ity,  ca- 
pac'  i  tkte,  ca  ])ac'  i  ty,  ca  tas'  tro  plic,  co  ad' j u  tant,  co- 
ag'  u  lat<?,  col  lat'  er  al,  com  pai-'  a  t  i  ve,  com  par'  i  son, 
com  pat' ibid,  con  cat' e  natc,  concav'ity,  congrat'u- 
latd,   con  tam'i  natd. 

3.  De  cap'  i  tatd,  dc  clar' a  tivd,  de  prav' i  ty,  di  ag'- 
onal,  di  am'e  ter,,  dila[)'i  datd,  dispar'agdmcnt,  dog- 
mat'ical,  cjac'ulatd,  elab'oratd,  eman'cipatd,  em- 
bar'  ras.<f  mont,  cm  bas' sa  dor,  cm  pliat'  ir  al,  c  rad'  i  catd, 
estab'lisli  )nont,  cvac/uatd,  e  vac' u  ant,  cvan'gclism, 
e  van'  gel  ist,  c  van'  gel  izd,  e  vap'  o  ratd,  ex  ag'  ger  atd, 
ex  an'  i  mi\\r\  ex  trav' a  gancd,  ex  trav' a  gant,  fa  nat'  i- 
cism,  fa  tal'  i  ty,  f  »r  mal'  i  ty,  fru  gal'  i  ty,  gram  inat'- 
ical,    hilar'ity,    Iniuian'i  ty. 

4.  InAd'cqnatd,    infAl'libld,    in  fant'i  cidd,    in  fat' u- 


ror.VSVLLABLKS — A  IN   AT.  ]2T 

mute,  up,  full.  —  c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  h  as  njj  ;  s  a.i  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  a?.urc 

kte,  in  flam' ma  bit',  iiigrat'i  tudf,  inhab'itant,  iiitran'- 
si  tivt',  in  val'  i  datt%  i  ras'  ci  bl<?,  ir  ra  tioii  al  (ir  rash'iin 
al),  i  tar  i  cizt^,  le  gal'  i  ty,  lo  cal'  i  ty,  lu  quae'  i  ty,  mag 
nan'imous,  men  dac'i  ty,  mirac'ulous,  mis  an' thro  jiy, 
mo  nas'ticism,  mo  ral' i  ty,  mortal' ity,  oll'ae'toiy. 
opac'ity,  orac'ular,  phi  lan'tliropist,  phi  Ian' thro  py, 
plu  ral'  i  ty,  po  lar'  i  ty,  pre  par'  a  ti  w,  pre  var'  i  eat*',  pro- 
eras' ti  natt^,  rapac'ity,  raseal'ity,  real' ity,  refraet'- 
ory,  re  fran' gi  blc,  re  gal' ity,  retal'iatf,  sagac'ity, 
somnam'bulism,  som nam' bu  list,  tenac'ity,  theat'- 
rieal,  to  bad' eo  nist,  tyran'nieal,  u  min'i  iiK;as,  iin- 
nat'  u  ral,  ur  ban'  i  ty,  ve  rae'  i  ty,  ver  nae'  u  lar,  vi  vae'- 
i  ty,    vo  rac'  i  ty,    vnl  gar'  i  ty. 

5.  Declam'atory,  deelar'atory,  defam'atory,  ex- 
elam'atory,  imag'inary,  inhab'itahk,  prepar'atory, 

().  Ben  e  f ac'  tor,  co  ri  an' der,  dem  o  crat' ic,  dip  lo- 
mat^  iO,  em  blem  at'  ic,  mal  e  fac'  tor,  man  u  fact  ure  (maii- 
yufakt'yur),  math  e  mat' ies,  memo  ran' dum,  mu  ri- 
al' ie,   sys  tem  at'  ie. 

7.  lii  o  graph'  ic  al,  car  a  van'  sa  ry,  cor  di  al' i  ty,  eos- 
mo  graph' ie  al,  erim  i  nal'i  ty,  cquilat'cral,  gencal- 
o  gy,  gen  er  al'  i  ty,  ge  o  graph'  ic  al,  hos  pi  tal'  i  ty,  in- 
com  pat'  i  blc,  lib  er  al'  i  ty,  man  n  fac'  to  ry ,  math  e  nuxt'- 
ical,  miner  al'ogy,  personal' ity,  pertinac'i  ty,  pop- 
u  lar'  i  ty,  prin  ci  pal' i  ty,  pi-od  i  gal'  i  ty ,  pnnct  u  al'  i  ty, 
pnsillan'immis,  regular' ity,  sat  is  fac' to  ry,  secular'- 
ity,  sen  suali  ty  (senshual'i  te),  similar'ity,  su  per- 
an'nuatt-,  top  o  graph' ical,  ty  po  graph' ic  al,  indefat'- 
igabl^-. 

8.  Ar  is  to  crat'  ic,  ec  cle  si  as'  tic,  en  thu  si  ast'  ic,  con 
ge  ni  al'  i  ty,   con  vi v  i  al'  i  ty,    in  stru  men  tal'  i  ty,   ma  te- 
rial' ity,     munic  ipal'i  ty,     uni  versal'i  ty.     Immate* 
ri  al'  i  ty.    in  di  vid  u  al'  i  ty,   per  pen  die  u  lar'  i  ty. 


128  NATIONAL    TKONOUNCING    SPELLER. 


ige,  it,  art,  ill,  biie,  Isk  ;   mh,  ^nd,  ^rr ;   ice,  in  ;   old,  on,  d6. 


Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  If  you  make  an  amicable  arrangement  with  your  adversary, 
he  will  be  an  admirable  accessory  to  the  felony.  The  accuracy  of 
his  statement  does  not  excuse  liis  acrimony.  His  ideas  of  agricul- 
aire  are  antiquated.  He  Avishes  to  secure  the  magistracy  for  his 
own  aggrandizement.  That  amatory  poem  is  an  allegory.  The 
antiquary  has  a  valuable  alabaster  vase.  That  janizary  is  a  gladia- 
tor, or  prize-fighter.  That  fashionable  tabernacle  is  now  habitable. 
It  is  a  lamentable  fact,  that  the  chariKble  lapidary  has  a"i  attack  of 
apoplexy.  The  river  is  navigable,  jn  January,  when  she  is  mar- 
riageable, she  will  enjoy  her  patrimony.  Is  tlie  foe  at  the  sanctu- 
ivry  vanquishable  ? 

2.  After  the  abandonment  of  the  academy,  he  labored  with  alac- 
rity. Solve  the  problem  by  analysis.  Tlie  anatomist  has  prepared 
a  Manual  of  Anatomy.  If  he  take  my  asparagus,  1  will  i)unish  his 
audacity.  Ilis  barbarity,  or  brutality,  caused  this  catastrophe.  Ilia 
want  of  capacity  led  to  this  calamitt)us  treaty.  Acid  will  coagulate 
or  thicken  milk.  He  enjoys  comparative  ease.  That  comparison 
is  not  compatible  with  justice.  Congratulate  your  friend  on  his 
success.     Vice  contaminates  character. 

3.  Decapitate  is  to  cut  off  the  head.  Tlie  tenor  of  his  letter  is 
declarative  of  Ins  depravity.  In  his  embarrassment,  he  could  not 
tell  tlie  meaning  of  diameter.  Will  they  evacuate  the  fort  and  di- 
lapidate the  walls?  To  practice  frugality  is  no  disparagement  to 
an  embassador.  Tiic  evangelist  will  elaborate  that  dogmatical  ser- 
mon. Emancipate  the  serf.  The  sentence  is  empliatical  and  gram- 
matical.  Tiiat  extravagant  speecii  will  not  eradicate  errors.  Avoid 
formality  and  fanaticism.  His  humanity  led  him  to  exaggerate  the 
sufferings  of  the  poor. 

4.  If  his  salary  be  inadequate  to  his  sujiport,  the  church,  if  not 
unanimous,  will  increase  it  by  a  plurality  of  votes.  He  is  noted 
for  his  rapacity  and  ingratitude.  The  ])rii)ter  will  italicize  that  in- 
transitive verb.  If  you  question  the  legality  of  the  marriage  or 
try  to  invalidate  it,  she  will  commit  infanticide.  No  one  is  infal- 
lible. Flax  is  iiitiannnal)le.  7\jat  dog  is  noted  for  his  sagacity  and 
Toracity.  Do  not  let  misanthropy,  t>r  hatred  of  mankind,  move 
you  to  infatuate  the  yc^'i,n  and  cause  him  to  pursue  that  erratic 
course.  His  hxpiacit'' and  inondacity  are  di-;gusting.  Tliat  refract- 
ory servant  is  noted  ior  liis  rascality,  vulgarity,  and  rapacity.  If  he 
[)rocrastinate,  prevaricate,  and  retaliate,  I  shall  (juestion  liis  morality. 
That  law  is  unnatural  and  tyrannical.     Tlie  tobacconist  is  a  soni- 


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mute,  dp,  fall. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

nambulist.     The  inhabitants  of  that  locality  often  speak  of  the  ur- 
banity and  veracity  of  tliat  magnanimous  pliilanthropist. 

5.  His  speech  -vvas  declamatory.  This  letter  is  declaratory  of 
your  father's  wishes.  His  trouble  is  imaginary.  His  words  are 
defamatory,  or  false  and  injurious.  That  island  is  not  inhabitable. 
Attend  to  your  preparatory  studies. 

6.  My  benefactor  is  a  democratic  leader  and  a  di[)lomatic  agent. 
Tlie  malefactor  stole  coriander  seed.  If  you  manufacture  those 
goods,  keep  a  memoi-andum  of  them.  Mathematics  should  be  pur- 
sued in  a  systematic  manner. 

7.  The  popularity  of  tlie  biographical,  geographical,  and  mathe- 
matical works  is  satisfoctory  to  tlie  publishers.  Without  question- 
ing my  criminality,  they  received  me  with  coi'diality  at  the  car- 
avansary. Thongli  the  generality  of  mankind  commend  liberality, 
they  condemn  prodigality.  If  his  manufactory  wa^re  burned,  liis 
])unctuality,  regularity,  and  pertinacity  Avould  enable  him  to  rebuild 
It.  If  our  host  indulge  in  personalities,  he  will  violate  the  rules 
of  hospitality.  Vice  and  virtue  are  incompatible.  His  sensuality 
has  made  him  pusillanimous.  There  is  a  tj-pographical  error  in 
that  topographical  work.  That  indefatigable  student  will  study 
mineralogy. 

8.  Tlie  aristocratic  ecclesiastic  addressed  the  people  of  that  mu- 
nicipality in  entliusiastic  strains.  I  enjoy  conviviality.  I  question 
the  perpeudicularity  of  that  post.  The  universality  of  that  law  is 
not  doubted.     The  immateriality  of  the  spirit  is  not  understood. 


POLYSYLLABLES E  IN  ME. 

1.  Abbre'viate,  abste'mious,  a c' rial,  alle'viat.g, 
aine'iiabk,  ante'rior,  cAame'leon,  colle'gian,  col- 
le'  gi  ate,  co  me'  di  an,  con  ge'  ni  al,  con  ven  lent  \y  (kon- 
ven'yentle),  crite'rion,  e  tlie' real,  expe'dient,  ex- 
pe'  ri  encg,  ex  te'  ri  or,  f  ii  ne'  re  al,  im  pe'  ri  al,  irn  pe  '- 
rimis,  in  e' bri  ate?,  infe'rior,  ingre'dient,  inte'rior, 
ma  te'  ri  al,  mys  te'  ri  oub,  o  be'  di  enc<?,  o  be'  di  cnt,  ob- 
se'  qui  ous,  si  de'  re  al,  su  pe'  ri  or,  tra  ge'  di  an,  vic^  ge'- 
ren  cy. 

2,  In  CO  her'  enc^,  in  co  lier'  ent,  in  con  ven  lent  (in- 
kon  ven'  vent),  in  sin  cere'  ly,  in  ter  fer'  ence,  pan  a  ce' a, 


130  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELL1:R. 


Age,  it,  Srt,  411,  bAre,  Ask  ;    mh,  Jnd,  ^rv ;   Ice,  In  ;   old,  &n,  d5. 

sac  ri  le' g/mis,  spermace' tl.  Del  c  te' ri  ous,  liomogc'- 
iieal,  im mate' rial,  internic' Jiat^,  magisto'rial,  min- 
is te' rial,  pros  by  te' ri  an,  pri  mo  ge' ni  al,  un  con  ge'- 
ni  al,  irreme'di  abl^,  epicure' an,  encjcloj)^' di  a^ 
Let  ero  go' neons. 

Alphabetic  Equivalents  of  e. 

8.  Con  eeal' a  1)1(3,  con  geal' a  bk,  im  peach' a  bl^,  nn- 
rea'  son  a  bh',  un  sea'  son  a  bit?,  in  con  ceal'  a  bk,  in  con- 
geal' a  ble,  in  de  fea'  si  bl^',  iin  im  peach'  a  bl^.  A  grec'- 
abl<?,  re  deem' a  bit',  disagree'ment,  disagree' a  bk, 
ir  re  deem'  a  h\e.  Con  ceit'  ed  ly,  con  ceiv'  a  bk,  re  ceiv'- 
abk,  re  triev' a  bb',  in  con  ceiv' a  bb:',  irre  triev'abk, 
iv  re  triev'  a  bly. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Since  the  collegian  is  amenable  to  the  college  laws,  he  may 
deem  it  expedient  to  abbreviate  liis  essay.  Hear  tlie  aerial  song- 
sters. That  obedient  and  abstemious  son  will  alleviate  the  care  ot 
the  inebriate's  wife.  That  imperious  manner  is  not  congenial  to 
the  comedian.  Anterior  to  that  event,  my  limited  experience  had 
led  me  to  take  tlie  exterior  as  a  criterion  of  character.  Tlmt  tra- 
gedian has  few  superiors.  The  ingredients  were  prepared  from 
materials  found  in  the  interior  of  tiio  country.  That  ob.-jequious 
man  secured  tlie  vicegerency  in  a  mysterious  way. 

2.  Owing  t(»  its  incoliereMce,  that  lecture  will  not  prove  delete- 
rious. If  it  be  inconvenient,  we  will  not  require  your  interference. 
That  sacrilegious  Presbyterian  used  tlic  ministerial  fund  for  magis- 
terial purposes.  It  is  immaterial  wlu-ther  they  buy  tallow  or  .sper- 
iriafc'ti.  A  clay  soil  is  uncrtugeiiial  to  that  jilant.  The  cpicureairs 
trouble  is  irremediable.  Much  may  he  learned  from  an  encyc]o])e- 
dia.  That  heterogeneous  mixture  was  called  a  panacea,  or  remedy 
for  nil  diseases. 

a.  Is  Ills  ])roperty  concealable,  or  iriconcealalde?  Water  is  con- 
pealable.  At  this  unseasonable  hour,  it  is  unreasonable  to  visit  our 
friend.  Ilis  conduct  is  unimpeachable,  and  Ids  lille  indefeasible. 
Wii.-ii  could  cause  tlio  disagreement  between  those  agreeable  people 
is  inconceivalile.  Time  once  past  is  irredeemable.  His  credit  is 
irretrievably  lost. 


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POLYSYLLABLES E    IN    END.  131 

mute,  up,  fulL— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fbis  ;  azuin. 


POLYSYLLABLES E    IN    END. 

1.  CtiV  e  bra  ted,  eel' i  ba  cy,  ceiii'  e  ter  y,  cer'  e  mo  n y, 
cred'itabk,  dericacy,  del'icately,  des'pi  eabl<?,  des'- 
ul  to  ly,  ct" fi  ca  cy,  el'  i  gi  bid,  em'  is  sa  ry,  eu'  vi  a  bl<', 
ep'  i  eu  rism,  ep'  i  cii  vize,  ep'  i  cy  cl^,  ep'  i  lep  sy,  eq  iii  ta- 
ble (ek'  we  ta  bl),  es'  ti  ma  h\e,  est'  u  a  ry,  ex'  eel  len  cy, 
ex'  ere  to  ry,  ex'  e  era  bid,  ex'  em  pla  ry,  ex'  i  gen  cy,  ex'- 
o  rabid,  ex' plica  bid,  Feb'ruary,  jes'uitism,  legisla- 
tor (led'jislatiir),  legislature  (led'jislatyiir),  mem'o- 
ra  bid,  men'  di  can  cy. 

2.  Nec'essary,  nee' ro  man  cy,  i)en'e  trabld,  pen'e- 
trati Yd,  per'emptory,  jjer'isliabld,  preb'endary,  pred'- 
atory,  prefatory,  prefer  a  bid,  pres'bytery,  presi- 
dency, rep'ertory,  rep' u  tabid,  rev' oca  bid,  sec'onda- 
ry,  sed'entary,  sem'inary,  sep'arabld,  spec'ulativd, 
spec' u  la  tor,  tem'per  ament,  tern' per  a  turd,  tem'pora- 
ry,  ter'ritory,  test'imony,  veg'etabld,  ven'erabld. 

3.  Accel'eratd,  accept' a  bid,  acces/ibld,  angel'ical, 
ap  pel' la  ti  Yd,  ascend' en  cy,  asper'ity,  assev'er  atd,  at- 
tcn'uatd,  awster'ity,  aw  then' tic  atd,  beel'zebub,  benef- 
icencd,  beneficent,  benev'olencd,  bencY'olent,  bien'- 
ni  al,  ce  leb'  ri  ty,  ce  ler'  i  ty,  c-Ai  mer'  ic  al,  com  mend'  a- 
bld,  commem'oratd,  commen'suratd,  com  pet' i  tor,  com- 
plex'! ty,  com  pres^' i  bid,  coni'ed'er  atd,  con  sec' u  tivd, 
con  teni' pla  tivd,  con  tempt'  i  bid,'  con  tempt'  u  mis,  con- 
vent'! eld,  convex'ily,  de  crep'itudd,  degen'eratd,  de- 
lect'a  bid,  depend' en  cy,  detest' a  bid,  dcxtcr'ity,  di- 
rect' o  ry,  dis  pen'  sa  ry,  do  mes'  ti  catd. 

4.  Ef  feet'  u  al,  ef  fem'  i  natd,  e  lect'  or  al,  e  lee'  iri  ty, 
embel'lishment,  embez'zldment,  eques'trian,  exec'u- 
tivd,  exec'utor,  exec'utrix,  exem'plify,  ex  pec' to  r^itd, 
cxper'iment,    extern' pore,    ex  ten' u  atd,    extrem'ity. 


132  NATIONAL   PRONOUNCING    SI'ELLEK. 

age,  it,  &rt,  dll,  bare,  ask  ;   mh,  6nd,  Irr ;   ice,  in ;   6ld,  6n,  do. 

lidel'ity,  heret'ical,  iden'lical,  iden'tify,  immen"- 
si  t J,  imped' imcnt,  im  pen' i  tent,  ini pet' nous,  im- 
press' ibl^,  in  crcd' i  bl<?,  in  cred' u  lous,  indefinite,  in- 
dcl'icat^,  indeni'nify,  ingen'uons,  inlier'itance,  in 
teg'ritj,  integ'ument,  in tel'ligenc^?,  intel'ligent,  in 
tern' per  anc<?,  intem'pcr  at^",  in  ten' a  bk,  inter^'rogat^;^ 
in  vest'i  gat<?,  in  vet'erat^j,  ir  res' o  b'ltg. 

5.  Longev'ity,  nia  lov'o  lencc,  ma  lev' o  lent,  nul- 
len'ninni,  ne  ees'sitat<3,  neces'si  tons,  neces'sitj,  non- 
en' tity,  niimer'ical,  ob  strep' er  ous,  paren'thesis,  pe- 
des' tri  an,  i)cr  cep'  ti  bl(3,  per  en'  ni  al,  per  j)et'  u  al,  per- 
plex'i  ty,  poet/ical,  poster'ity,  pre  sent' a  big,  pre- 
sen'  ti  nient,  pro  gen'  i  t(n',  ])ro  pen'  si  ty,  pro  phet'  ic  al, 
pros  per' ity,  re  cep' ta  clc,  re  fee' to  ry,  re  gen' er  at^,  re^ 
spect'  a  ble,  re  spcct'  ive  ly,  se  ren'  i  ty,  se  ver'i  ty,  sin- 
cer'ity,  solem'nity,  suprem'acy,  suscep'tible,  syni 
liiet'rical,  synec'doc/<e,  tenier'ily,  tenipest'uons,  ter- 
res'  tri  al,  tri  en' ni  al,  nn  gen' er  6'us. 

6.  Com  mem'  o  ra  ti ve',  co  tem'  po  ra  ry,  de  gen  er  a  cy, 
cf  feni' i  na  cy,  ex  tem'porary,  liered'i  tary,  in  cen' di- 
ary, ines'timabk,  inlier'itabk,  iuvet'eracy,  irrev'- 
o  ca  bk,  sti  pend'  i  a  ry,  nn  en'  vi  a  bid,  un  nee'  es  sa  ry . 

7.  Ac  a  dem'  ic,  ac  ci  dent'  al,  ac  qni  es  cence  (ak  kwc- 
es'scns),  ac  qni  es' cent,  ad  o  les' cenc<?,  adoles'cent,  al- 
i  ment'al,  al  })habet'  ic,  /ap  o  plec'tic,  ap  pre  lien' si v<?, 
at  niosplier'ic,  cir  enms])ec'tion,  circumspect'ive,  cir- 
cnmven'tion,  coales' cenc<?,  com  pi'e  lien' sion,  compre- 
hen'siv^,  com pli  ment'al, icon  tinent'al,  con  vales' cence, 
con  vales' cent,  detri  ment'al,  ef  ferves'cent,  efflores'- 
cenc^,  el e ment'al,  energet'ic,  epidem'ic,  epilep'tic, 
evanes'cent,  l"im  da  ment'al. 

8.  Inattention  (in  at  ten' slum),  in  at  ten'tive,- in  ci- 
dent' a],    in  de  j)end'cnc«,    in  de  pend'ent,    in  fin  ei'/za. 


POLYSYLLABLES K    TS    END.  1,'W 

mute.  up.  fall.— (1-  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ni,' ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  rzro. 


in  nil  en' do,  in  of  fen' si  v^-,/ instrument' al,  interces'sor, 
interreg'num,  manifes'to,  moniiment'al,  omnip-es'- 
ence,  om  ni  pres'  ent,  o  ri  ent'  al,  pred  e  ces'  sor,  leg  i- 
ment'  al,  rep  re  hen'  siv^,  ret  ro  spec'  lion,  ret  ro  spect'  ive, 
sacrament'al,  sen  tinient'al,  supplement'al,  sympa- 
thet'ic,  nn  affect' ed,  nnexpect'ed,  nn  sue  ces^'fnl. 

9.  Ac  a  deni'  ic  al,  al  plia  bet'  ic  al,  ar  gu  nient'  a  \  ixe, 
asafet'ida,  catec/^et'ical,  di  aniet'ric  al,  diametric- 
al ly,  el  e  ment'  a  rj,  e  van  gel'  i  cal,  ex  e  get'  ic  al,|  ge  o- 
met'rical,  in  com pres,?' i  bk,  indigest'ibl^,  indispen'- 
sa  bk,  in  ef  feet'  u  al,  ir  re  pres*' i  ble,  rep  re  lien' si  hh, 
rep  re  sent'  a  tiv^',  sup  pie  ment'  a  17,  sym  pa  thet'  ic  al,  i 
un  ac  cept'  a  bl<?,  un  re  gen'  er  at*?.  A  man  u  en'  sis,  a  pol- 
o  get'  ic,  ex  per  i  ment'  al. 

Dictation  iL'xercises. 

1.  Tliat  estimable  youth,  wlio  is  so  exemplary  in  his  life,  is  justly 
celebrated  for  his  efficacy  in  an  exigency.  A  man  Avho  is  given  to 
epicurism  generally  prefers  celibacy.  The  ceremony  at  the  ceme- 
tery was  credible  to  those  present.  In  a  desultory  conversation, 
the  legislator  said  that  his  friend,  though  eligible  to  that  office,  and 
sustaining  an  enviable  reputation,  is  restrained  by  his  delicacy. 
That  despicable  emissary,  w^ho  is  employed  on  tliat  execrable  busi- 
ness, ridicules  epilepsy.  The  decision  of  that  equitable  judge 
with  regard  to  mendicancy  is  not  explicable  by  the  usual  rules  of 
law.  His  excellency  the  governor  wrote  his  memorable  letter  to 
the  legislature  in  February. 

2.  It  is  necessary  that  the  teacher  at  the  seminary  be  peremp- 
tory. The  prebendary,  in  his  prefatory  remarks,  declared  necro- 
mancy merely  speculative.  Tliough  her  character  be  not  reputable, 
she  is  i>enetrable  to  kind  entreaties.  The  predatory  party  destroyed 
all  vegetables  and  other  perishable  property.  That  speculator  is  a 
sedentary  man.  If  the  decree  be  revocable,  his  testimony  will  be 
valuable.  The  presbytery  will  elect  that  venerable  man  to  the 
presidency. 

3.  The  celebrity  you  acquired  from  the  celerity  of  your  move- 
ments will  accelerate  the  march  of  your  competitor.  If  that  de- 
lectable mountain  be  accessible,  an  invitation  to  visit  it  will  be 


loi  NATIo:SAL   PRONOUNCING    SPELLER, 

ige,  kt,  art,  ill,  bare,  ask  ;  m6,  knd,  6rr ;   ico,  Sn  ;  old,  6n,  do 

acceptable.  Man  is  the  appellative,  or  coiiiinoti  name,  of  tbe  whole 
liuniaa  race.  It'  lie  gain  the  ascendency  in  tlie  conventicle,  or 
Kecret  assembly,  his  asperity  and  austerity  will  disgnst  his  confed- 
erates. Beneficent  means  doing  good;  benevolent,  merely  having 
a  desire  to  do  good;  but  both  arc  commendable  terms.  His  bien- 
nial fast,  for  two  consecutive  days,  is  designed  to  commemorate  tlie 
sufferings  and  virtue  of  his  father.  The  degenerate  and  detestable 
directory  did  not  manage  the  affair  with  dexterity.  That  contem- 
plative old  man,  in  his  decre[)itude  and  dependency,  Cuds  nothing 
in  tills  life  commensurate  with  his  desires. 

4.  Effectual  means  were  taken  to  secure  the  electoral  vote  fur 
that  irresolute,  intemperate,  and  effeminate  candidate.  It  is  in- 
credililo  tliat  that  impetuous  speecli,  witli  its  many  embellishments, 
was  delivered  extempore.  Were  the  executor  and  executrix  guilty 
of  embezzlement  ?  The  equestrian  statue  of  the  executive  will  elec- 
trify the  spectators.  His  fidelity  as  a  minister,  and  his  integrity  in 
business,  exemplify  the  value  of  his  precejits.  After  the  impedi- 
ments were  removed,  that  incredulous  teacher  deferred  making  the 
experiment  for  an  indefinite  time.  If  tliut  ingenuous  man  lose  his 
inheritance,  he  will  retjuest  you,  in  his  extremity,  to  investigate  his 
affairs.  If  you  interrogate  that  intelligent  lad,  and  he  ct)nfess  that 
lie  used  an  indelicate  expression,  his  frankness  will  extenuate  iiis 
offense.  That  inveterate  drinker,  who  has  suflered  so  much  from 
intemperance,  is  impenitent. 

5.  The  progenitor  of  that  family  and  his  posterity  were  noted 
for  their  longevity.  His  malevolence  is  jierceptible.  Millennium 
means  a  thousand  years.  If  the  obstreperous  pedestrian  have  the 
temerity  to  disturb  our  triennial  solemnities,  he  will  necessitate  us 
to  resort  to  severity.  His  necessitous  friends  are  the  cause  of  that 
ungenei'ous  man's  peri)lexity.  T(^  his  poetical,  susceptible,  and  re- 
generate heart,  the  beauties  of  nature  are  a  source  of  perennial  or 
perpetual  cheerfulness  and  serenity.  The  grave  is  the  receptacle 
of  the  dead.  On  that  tempestuous  night,  I  took  my  supper  at  a  re- 
fectory. I  do  not  question  the  supremacy  of  Congress  in  making 
war  and  peace.  Death  ends  terrestrial  scenes.  His  sincerity  does 
not  excuse  liis  severity. 

6.  That  commemorative  act  is  unnecessary.  A  cotemporary 
writer  speaks  of  that  poet's  effeminacy,  and  the  degeneracy  of  the 
jieople.  That  song  was  extemporary.  Do  not  deprive  your  sti- 
pendiary of  liis  iidieritable  estate  and  inestimable  rights.  Those 
incendiary  remarks,  hi>  hereditary  pride,  and  the  inveteracy  of  his 
hate,  liave  rendered  that  mail's  character  unenviable. 

7.  If  that  energetic  b<>y,  iu  his  ad(>lescence,  recdve  academic 


POLYSYLLABLES E    IN    EER.  135 

mute,  up,  full.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

honors,  I  am  ai>prelicnsive  that  they  will  prove  detriineutal.  That 
l)]ant  is  aliinental.  Ilis  convalescence,  after  suffering  from  an  epi- 
leptic attack,  an  apo])lectic  fit,  and  an  epidemic,  was  not  accidental. 
If  I  secure  your  acquiescence,  my  circumspection  will  enable  mo  to 
avoid  his  circumvention.  He  uses  many  comi)limental  plirast~. 
Glory  is  evanescent.  His  faults  were  not  fundamental,  nor  detri- 
mental to  his  business. 

8.  The  inattention  of  my  predecessor  was  instrumental  in  render- 
ing him  unsuccessful.  Tlie  inattentive  youth  did  not  understand 
your  incidental  remark.  Can  you  read  tliat  oriental  and  monu- 
mental inscription?  Though  independent,  that  lady  is  inoffensive 
and  unaffected.  During  the  interregnum,  or  time  in  which  the 
throne  was  vacant,  the  regent  encouraged  regimental  display,  and 
sanctioned  retrospective  laws.  Christ  is  our  intercessor  with  the 
omni[)resent  Jehovali.  That  unexpected  and  sentimental  appeal 
will  move  her  .sympathetic  heart. 

9.  In  that  elementary  and  catechetical  book,  which  is  designed 
for  academical  classes,  the  subjects  are  arranged  in  alphabetical 
order.  That  representative  employed  an  amanuensis  to  copy  the 
supi)lementary  part  of  his  argumentative  speech.  If  that  remedy 
be  ineffectual,  asafetida  will  be  indisi)ensable.  The  evangelical 
i)reacher  is  diametrically  opposed  to  that  rei)rehensible  measure. 
Is  that  exegetical  or  explanatory  remark  designed  to  be  apologetic? 
The  rebellion  was  iri-epressible.  Experimental  knowledge  is  not 
unacceptable  to  unregenerate  persons. 


POLYSYLLAJJLES — E   IN   ERR. 

1.  Fer'tilizer,  iiier'cenarj,  mer'ci fully,  mer'ciles^lv, 
per'  nia  neu  cji  per'  me  a  Lld,\per'  pe  tra  tor,  per'  se  cu  tor. 
per' soil  ally,  per' son  a  tor,  anvv' ice  ahle,  terni'inabU'. 

2.  Ad  vers'  i  ty,  ad  ver'  X\he  ineiit,  al  tern'  ate  \y,]  al- 
tern'ativc,  euii  cei'n'edly,  con  term' in<?us,  con  vert' i  bl^, 
deserv'edly,  de  term'in  at^',  diver' si  fy,  diver' si  ty, 
e  mer'  gen  cy,  e  ter'  ni  ty,,  ex  ter'  niiii  at<r,  fra  ter'  nal  ly, 
tVater'nity,  ini  per' feet  ly,  iniper'manencc,  imper'ti- 
nenc<?,  ini  per'  ti  nent,  im  per'  son  al,  im  per'  vi  ous,  pre- 
serv'  a  live,  pro  verb'  i  al,  sub  serv'  i  ent,  su  per'fiu  ous, 
su  per'  la  live,  un  ccr'  twin  ty,  u  ni  ver '  sal. 


136  NATIONAL    I'KONOUNCING    Sl'KLLKK. 

ige,  it,  art,  ill,  bare,  ask  ;    mi,  ciul,  6rr ;   ice,  In  ;    Aid,  on,  do. 

3.  Cou  serv' a  to  ry,  de  term' in  a  ble,  determ'in  ately 
impcr']neabl6%    iniper'vi  misneSt<?,   in  term' in  a  bk,  in- 
tcrm'  in  a  bl  j,    pre  serv'  a  to  ry,    pro  verb'  i  al  ism,    sub' 
scrv'iency.  .  Anni  vers'ary,  uiii  ver'sal  ism,  iiniver' 
sal  ist,  n  ni  ver'  si  ty,  mi  re  serv'  ed  ly,  mi  re  serv'  ed  ue&s. 

Alpliabetic  Equivalent  of  e. 

4.  Bur'  d^n  some  nes"?,  ("■ur'  so  ri  ly,  mur'  dcr  o\\&  ly, 
pur'gatory.    Absurd'ity,  re  turn'abl<:'.    Tac  i  turn' i  ty. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Tliat  fertilizer  will  be  serviceable  in  the  garden.  lie  depends 
on  nic  rconary  troops  for  the  pernianoncy  of  his  ride.  Is  that  leather 
l)ernieable  to  water?  The  pcri)etrator  of  that  deed  niereifnlly 
spared  my  child.  Personally,  1  wdl  not  object  if  the  personator  of 
that  persecutor  be  beaten  mercilessly. 

2.  lie  concernedly  declared  that,  in  his  adversit}',  he  conld  not 
j)ay  for  an  advertisement.  In  an  emergency,  they  would  watch 
alternately.  Owing  to  tiie  [jroverbial  impertinence  of  the  frater- 
nity Avho  were  conterminous  with  the  estate,  and  having  no  other 
alternative,  the  ])rince  determined  to  exterminate  them,  and  seize 
their  convertible  property.  She  is  deservedly  noted  for  her  super- 
lative beauty.  He  is  subservient  to  my  views.  He  understood 
grammar  so  imperfectly  tliat,  in  his  uncertainty,  he  did  not  know 
an  impersonal  veib.  Diversify  the  colors  of  the  robe.  A  univer- 
sal preservative  would  not  be  sui)erfluous. 

3.  The  jdaiits  are  in  the  conservatory.  The  (incstion  is  determ- 
inable. They  fought  determinat'jly.  India-rubber  is  impermeable 
to  water.  The  imperviousness  of  the  forest,  and  the  unrcserved- 
ne.ss  of  the  coniinander,  caused  their  subserviency  to  his  will.  Dur- 
ing the  anniversary  week,  they  unreservedly  condemned  uiiiver- 
salism,  and  exi)elled  a  universalist  from  the  university. 

4.  He  spoke  cursorily  of  the  burdensomeness  of  the  tax.  Tliey 
fought  murderously.  Tiie  writ  is  returmible  to-morrow.  The 
preaclier  enjoined  taciturnity  on  the  subject  of  purgatory,  though 
he  questions  its  absurdity.  i 


POLYSYLLABLES 1    LN    IN.  137 

mute,  up,  fi'ill. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  rfh  as  sh  ;  fbis  ;  azure. 

POLYSYLLABLES 1    IN    ICE. 

1.  Ad  vis'  a  l)l6,j  ad  vi'  so  ry,  an  iii'  lii  lat<?,  anx  i  e  ty 
(ang  zi'  e  te),  as  si^u'  a  bk,  de  sir'  a  ble,  de  spis'  a  h\e, 
-ebri'etj,  iinpi'ety,  in cli' na bl<?,  inqni'e tud^?,  invi'o- 
!at^,  ])ro  pri'  e  tor,  pro  pri'  e  ty,  re  li'  a  blf ,  re  spir'  a  bk, 
sa  ti'  e  ty,  so  bri'  e  ty,  so  ci'  e  ty,  un  si^At'  li  nes5,  im  siz'- 
a  h\e,)  va  ri'  e  ty.  Ad  ver  tis'  er,  im  po  lit<?'  ue&s,  sn  per- 
vi'sor,  nndecid'ed.  Contrari'ety,  notori'ety,  rec- 
ou  cil'  a  bit?,  un  de  si^n'  ed  ly,  un  de  sir'  a  ble. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  act  to  promote  sobriety,  and  to  prevent  ebriety,  is  botli 
advisable  and  desirable.  There  is  no  assignable  reason  for  his  anx- 
iety with  regard  to  that  advisory  letter.  No  human  power  can 
annihilate  matter.  The  proprietor  undesignedly"  caused  your  in- 
quietude. His  unsightliness,  iuii)oliteness,  and  impiety  make  tlie 
advertiser  despisable.  Ills  mind  is  inclinalde  to  truth.  Society 
consider  the  supervisor  reliable,  for  inviolate  truth  and  propriety 
of  conduct  are  dear  to  him.  Variety  in  food  often  leads  to  satiety. 
Is  that  air  respirable?  Though  undecided,  the  difference  between 
tlie  parties  is  reconcilable.  A  contrariety  of  opinions  with  regard 
to  the  notoriety  of  that  crime  is  undesirable. 


POLYSYLLABLES 1    IN    IN. 

1.  Difficulty,  dig'nitary,  dil'atory,  dis'putabk, 
lig'urativg,  ig'noniiny,  iin'itabl<?,  im'i  tativ^',  ini'i- 
ta  tor,  in'  ti  ma  cy,  ^  in'  tri  ca  cy,  in'  v^en  to  ry,  lit'  er  a  ry, 
lit'  er  a  tur^,  mil'  i  ta  ry,  mil'  li  ner  y ,  mis'  eel  la  ny ,  mis'- 
erabk,  pit'iabk,  trib'utary. 

1  2.  Abil'ity,  accliv'ity,  acid'ity,  activ'ity,  admin'- 
ister,  ad  mis' si  bk,  affin'ity,  agil'ity,  ambig'uous, 
am  pliib'  i  ous,  j  an  1  ic'  i  putt',  an  tiq  ni  ty  (an  tik'  we  te), 
an  titli'  e  sis,  a  ritli'  me  tic,  ar  tic'  u  late,  ar  tif  i  cer,  ar  til'- 
lery,  assim'i  late,  avid'ity,  bellig'er  ent,  benig'ni  ty, 


138  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPIXLEK. 


igc,  it,  drt,  ill,  bare,  Isk  ;  ni^,  &ncl,  Irr  ;  ice,  In  ;  6ld,  fin,  do. 


ca  pit' u  lat^,  cap  ti v' i  ty,  ear  niv'  o  rows,  ccn  til' o  q\\\, 
cen  trif  u  gal,  cen  trip'e  tal,  cer  tif  i  cat^,  ci  vil'  i  ty,  co  iii'- 
ci  denc^",  com  mis'er  ate,  con  sid'er  att',  con  sist'en  cy,  con- 
spic'  u  ous,  con  spir'  a  cy,  con  tig'  u  ous,  con  tin'  gen  cy, 
con  tin'  n  al,  con  tin'  u  ance,  con  vi v'  i  al,^  en  pid'  i  ty. 

3.  De  bil' i  tat<',  debll'ity,  deeliv'ity,  dcf!n'itiv'(^ 
deist' ical,  de lib' er att",  delin'eat<3,  delin'qnency,  de- 
li^ i  ousl  de  lir'  i  urn,  de  li v'  er  anct^,  de  liv'  er  er,  de  liv'- 
^■y,  de  riv' a  tiv<?,  diniin'ntiyt',  diserim'i  natt',  distrib'- 
nliw,  divin'ity,  di  vis'ibk,!  docil'i  ty,  dnctil'ity,  du- 
plic'ity,  el  lip' tic  al,  epis'cojSal,  epit'ome,  epit'omize, 
equivalent  (ekwiv'alent),  equiv'ocal,  eqniv'ocat^ 
fa  cil'  i  tkte,  fa  cil'  i  ty,  fas  tid'  i  ous,  fe  lie' i  tai^,  fe  lie'  i  ty, 
fer  til'i  ty,  fes  tiv' i  ty,  fin  id' i  ty,  fri  gid' i  ty,  fu  til' i  ty.  / 

4.  Gen  tfl'  i  ty,  ges  tic'  u  latt^,  ha  blT  i  ment,  ha  bit'  n  al, 
ha  bit'  u  kte,  hos  til' i  ty,  hu  mid'  i  ty,  hu  mil'  i  ty,  ini  piis'- 
onment,  incip'ieut,[  indig'enoiis,  indig'nity,  in  fin' i- 
tive,  infin'i tudt',  intin'ity,  in im' ical,  iniquitous  (in- 
ik'  we  tus),  in  iq'  ui  ty,  in  quis'  i  tivt ,  in  sid'  i  oiisA  in  sin'- 
u  ate,  in  tim'i  dat^',  in  vid'i  ous,  in  vig'or  kte,  in  vin'ci- 
ble,  itin'erant,  itiu'erate,  jurid'ical,  legit'imiW, 
magnificent,'  malig'nity,  medic'inal,  me  rid' i  an, 
mu  nic'i  pal,  inu  nif'i  cent,  na  tiv'i  ty,  no  bil'i  ty. 

T).  Ob  liq  ui  ty  (ob  lik'  we  te),  ob  lit'  er  ate,  ob  li  v'  i  on,/ 
oinnip'o  tence,  om  nip'o  tout,  om  niv'o  rous,  orig'inal, 
o  rig'  i  nate,  par  tic'  i  pant,  ])aiMTC^i  })ate,  ])er  cip'  i  ent, 
periid'i(?us,  pc  ripli'c  ry,)perspic'uc>us,  jxtlit'ical,  pon- 
tit"  i  ral,  })<)ii  tif  i  cate,  pre  cip'  i  tant,  pre  cip'  i  tate,  pre- 
cip'iloiis,  ]>re  dic'a  nu'iit,  ])f<>  lix'i  ty,  j»i-(>  mis' (mi  ous, ! 
proxim'ity,  public'ity,  raj)id'ity,  re  cii)'r<)("-;il,  re- 
(•il)'rocate,  re  cip' i  ent,  reiVig'cr  ant,  re  frig' crate,  re^ 
It'erate,  relin'(]uishment,i  residual,  resist'abb',  ro' 
trib' u  ti\('    I'i  dir'u  l(»us,  ririd'itv,  rustic'itv. 


POLYSYLLABLES — ^I    L\    IN.  1^9 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

6.  Sa  tir' ic  al,  scur  ril'  i  ty,  ser  vil'  i  ty,  sig  nif  i  eanc^', 
significant,  simiritud^,  simplic'i  ty,  so  lie' i  tor,  so- 
lie'  it  <?us,  so  lie'  i  tuck,  so  lid'  i  ty,  so  lil'  o  qny ,  so  pliist'- 
ical,  stabil'ityj  statist' ical,  stcril'ity,  stupid' ity, 
sub  lini'i  ty,  ti  mid'  i  ty,  tran  quil'li  ty,  u  til'i  ty,  ven  tiil' 
oquism,  ven  tril'o  quist,  vi  cin'i  tyl  vi  cis'si  tud^?,  vo  eif- 
er  ous. 

7.  Con  sid' er  a  bit',  delib'crativf,  discrlm'i  native, 
epis'copacy,  e  pis' to  la  r}-,  in  dis'pu  tabk',  inim'ita- 
ble,  le  git'  i  nia  cy,  pre  cip'  i  tan  cy,  pre  lim'  i  na  ry,  un  in'- 
ter  est  ing, 

8.  Beatific,  benediction  (bene dik' shun),  calorif- 
ic, cal  vin  ist'ie,  con  tradic'tion,  hy[)  ocrit'ic,  inauspi- 
cion^  (in  a  splsh'  us),  in  ter  die'  tioii,  in  ter  mis  sion  (in  ter- 
mish'un),  in  ter  mit' tent,  ir  religion  (irrelid'jun),  ju- 
ris dic'tion,  mal  e  die' tion,  pyramid'ic,  recogni'tion, 
rem  i  nis'  cence,  sd  en  tif  icJ  su  dor  if  ic,  su  per  fi  cial  (>^u- 
perfisli'al),  unforgiv'ing,  ) 

9.  Affabil'ity,  capabil'ity,  consanguin'i  ty,  con- 
tra diet'  o  ry,  cred  i  bil'  i  ty,  du  ra  bif  i  ty,  ec  cen  trie' i  tyJ 
electric'!  ty,  equanim'ity,  erysip'elas,  falli  bil'i  ty, 
feasibil'i  ty,  flex  i  bil' i  ty,  igno],nin'if>us,  imbecil'ity, 
in  con  sid'  er  att?,  in  con  sist'  en  cy.)in  dis  crim'  i  nate,  in  di- 
vid'  u  al,  in  di  vis  i  bk,  in  sig  nif  i  canct',  in  sig  nif  i  cant, 
in  si  pid'i  ty,  in  tre  pid'  i  ty,  ir  re  sist'  i  1)1^%  mag  na  nim''!' 
ty,  null  tiplic'i  ty,i  mutabil'ity,  odoriferous,  per  pen- 
die'  u  lar,  pltWs  i  bil'  i  ty,  pos  si  bil'  i  ty,  prob  a  bil'  i  ty^ 
rec  ti  lin'  e  al,  sen  si  bil'  i  ty,  sol  u  bil'  i  ty,  ii  na  nim'  i  ly,' 
un  con  di' lion  al,  val  e  die' to  ry,  versa  til'i  ty,  visi  bil'i- 
ty,  vol  a  til'  i  ty.     In  con  sid'  er  a  bl*?,  in  con  sid'  er  ate  ly. 

10.  Ac  count  a  b!l' ity,  appli  cabil'ity,  compatibil'- 
ity,\  cumpres.s'ibil'i  ty,  di  vis  i  bil'i  ty,  el  i  gi  bil'i  ty, 
gen  eralis'gi  mo,     ])en  e  trabil'i)^    prac  ti  cabil' i  ty, 

y  / 

r 


140  NATIONAL   rRONOUNCING   SPELLER, 


ige,  at,  art,  All,  b&re,  Ink;   mb,  Snd.  6rr ;   Ice,  in;    6ld,  6a,  d5. 

pu  sil  la  niin'  i  ty,  re  spect  a  bil'  i  ty,  re  spon  si  bil'  i  ty,  sar- 
sa  pa  rir  la,  sus  cep  ti  bil'  i  t  j. 

11.  Inipenetrabirity,  iinperceptibiri  ty,  imprac- 
ti  ca  bil'  i  ty,  in  com  bus  ti  bil'  i  ty,  in  com  pat  i  bil'  i  ty, 
in  com  press  i  bil'  i  ty,  in  de  striic  ti  bil'  i  ty,  in  di  vis  i  bil'- 
ny.  inel  i  gibil'i  ty/  ir  resist  i  bil'i  ty.  In  (■•om  muni- 
ca  bil'  i  ty,  in  com  pre  hen  si  bil'  i  ty,  un  in  tel  li  gi  bil'  i  ty. 

Alphabetic  Equivalent  of  i. 

1 2.  Dys'  en  ter  y,  dis  syl'  la  ble,  em  pyr'  e  al,  po  lyg'  a- 
my,  trisyl'labk,  an  alyt'ic,)  analyt'lcal,  metaphys'- 
ics,  metapliys'ical,  nion  o  syl' la  big,  panegyr'ic,  hie- 
ro  glyph' ic. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  literary  dignitary  has  great  difficulty  in  conquering  his 
dilatory  habits.  Tiiat  intimacy  witii  vice  leads  to  ignominy,  is  not 
disputable.  That  imitator  found  many  figurative  expressions  in  my 
miscellany.  Since  man  is  an  imitative  being,  he  should  follow  the 
Saviour  in  all  his  imitable  conduct.  The  intricacy  of  that  miser- 
able man's  affairs,  and  his  pitiable  conduct  render  it  difficult  to 
take  an  inventory  of  his  property.  That  military  chief  encouraged 
literature.     The  i)rovince  was  tributary  to  Rome. 

2.  Ilis  civility,  benignity,  ability,  and  activity  in  a  contingency, 
render  the  general  conspicuous.  After  the  belligerent  king  had 
ranged  his  artillery  on  a  gentle  acclivity,  he  summoned  the  city 
to  capitulate.  His  ambiguous  excuse  is  not  admissible.  Do  you 
notice  the  affinity  of  those  articulate  sounds?  The  artificer's  agility 
enabled  him  to  anticipate  mj'  movement.  Crocodiles  arc  ampliib- 
lous  and  carnivorous  animals.  The  centrifugal  and  centripetal 
forces  are  called  central  forces.  His  continual  avidity  for  food,  the 
restraint  his  captivity  jilaced  upon  his  convivial  habits,  and  his  cu- 
pidity, which  Avas  tempted  by  property  contiguous  to  ids  estate,  led 
the  prince  to  become  a  conspicuous  member  of  the  conspiracy. 

3.  11'  fever  debilitate  that  diminutive  man's  system,  and  produce 
delirium,  I  will  (.-xcuse  his  ddiii(|uency.  If  that  deistical  writer  de- 
liberate, lie  will  understand  that  definitive  sentence.  Will  lie  de- 
lineate the  dui)licity  of  that  fastidious  lady?  There  was  a  divinity 
that  moved  our  deliverer  to  come  to  our  deliverance.     Can  he  dia* 


1'()Lysvixai;les — i  in  in.  141 

niiite,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  Qiis  ;  azure. 

criminate  primitive  from  derivative  words?  Tii.^t elliptical  phrase 
i.s  eciuivucal.  Docility  and  ductility  are  not  equivalent  words.  An 
epitome  of  that  hook  would  facilitate  his  study.  Tlie  festivity  -will 
felicitate  your  friend.  The  frigidity  of  the  corpse  proves  the  futil- 
ity of  trying  to  revive  it. 

4.  To  gesticulate  in  the  street  is  not  a  mark  of  gentility.  Ha- 
biliments of  sorrow  do  not  always  indicate  humility.  Though  tiie 
iniquitous  municipal  officers,  during  our  imprisonment,  attempted 
to  intimidate  our  counselor,  and  hahituate  us  to  indignities,  they 
found  us  invincihle.  Those  indigenous  plants  are  not  injured  by 
the  humidity  of  the  air.  During  the  incipient  stage  of  hostility, 
the  insidious  king  tried  to  insinuate  himself  into  the  good  graces  of 
the  nobility.  That  inquisitive  itinerant  should  know  that  invid- 
ious comparisons  are  inimical  to  friendship.  I  trust  that  the 
iudge,  who  is  attending  to  his  legitimate  judicial  business  in  that 
magnificent  hall,  is  unmoved  by  malignity.  My  munificent  patron 
will  visit  the  place  of  his  nativity. 

5.  That  perfidious  political  act  j)roves  his  moral  obliquity.  Ob- 
livion alone  can  obliterate  his  reproach.  The  Being  that  can  orig- 
inate worlds  must  be  omnipotent.  J  participate  in  your  sorrow. 
Notwithstanding  the  prolixity  of  his  ])romiscuous  remarks,  their 
meaning  is  perspicuous.  His  precipitous  relinquishment  of  the 
pontifical  robes,  the  publicity  of  his  ofi"ense,  the  rai)idity  of  his  re- 
treat, and  his  rusticity  placed  the  bishop  in  a  ridiculous  predica- 
ment. 

6.  The  satirical  letter  is  free  from  scurrility.  His  servility  is 
significant.  The  poet,  in  his  solilociU}-,  speaks  of  the  vicissitudes  of 
life,  and  his  similitude  to  his  bi-other.  The  solidity  of  the  wall  in- 
sures its  stability.  The  statistical  reports  show  the  sterility  of  the 
soil  in  that  vicinity.  The  solicitor  is  solicitous  to  conceal  the  sim- 
])licity  of  his  client.  The  timidity  and  stupidity  of  the  king  insure 
tranquillity.  The  ventriloquist's  vociferous  argument  on  the  utility 
of  ventriloquism  was  sophistical. 

7.  That  that  deliberate  assemldy  used  considerable  discriminative 
ability  at  the  preliminary  meeting  is  iiidisputable.  That  epistolary 
communication  concerning  the  ejiiscopacy  is  uninteresting.  Owing 
to  his  inimitable  tact,  and  the  precipitancy  of  his  friends,  the  legit- 
imacy of  the  measure  was  not  called  in  question. 

8.  The  Calvinistic  divine  questioned  the  jurisdiction  of  the  pope, 
and  regarded  neither  his  benediction  nor  interdiction.  A  scientific 
man  said  that  the  calorific  or  heating  rays  of  the  sun  often  act  a?  a 
sudorific.  Af\er  an  intermission  of  an  hour,  the  time  will  be  in- 
auspicious.    Your  recognition  of  the  child   awakens  many  a  remi- 


142  KATIOA'AL    riiOJN'OUJNClJSG    Sl'ELLEK. 

iiyc,   at,  art,  All,  bare,  ask ;  m^,  6nd,  err  ;    Ice,  iii ;   old,  on,  do. 


iiiscence.    Tliat  scliolar  is  snperficiiil.    The  liypocritio  and  the  irre- 
ligious were  included  in  his  unforirivini::  malediction. 

9.  The  testimony  is  contradictory  ■with  regard  to  his  capability, 
aflubility,  credibility,  and  consanguinity.  The  president's  want  of 
equanimity,  and  his  eccentricity,  inconsistency,  in^iglli^u■ance,  and 
i.Tibecility  will  prevent  the  durability  of  the  club.  Much  electri 
City  is  in  the  air.  That  individual  has  erysipelas.  Remember  tha 
man's  fallibility,  Avhen  judging  of  the  feasibility  of  his  measure. 
After  that  indiscriminate  slauglitei',  the  inconsiderate  youth  suffered 
an  ignominious  deatii.  The  insipidity  of  the  valedictory  oration  is 
attributable  to  the  multiplicity  of  his  duties.  He  is  Avanting  in  sen- 
sibili'.y.  The  magnanimity  and  intrepidity  of  the  general  rendered 
his  army  indivisil)le  and  irresistible.  Ilis  plausibility  led  theiii 
to  regard  tlie  possibility  rather  than  the  probability  of  success. 
Though  the  enemy's  loss  was  inconsiderable,  the  general  incon- 
sideratc^ly  demanded  the  unconditional  surrender  of  the  fort. 

10.  Tlie  generalissimo  (juestions  his  accountability  to  the  senate. 
I  doubt  the  applicability  of  the  law  to  this  case.  A  compatibility 
of  tempers  is  desirable.  The  susceptibility  of  water  to  compressi- 
bility is  slight.  Sarsaparilla  is  a  plant.  His  pusillanimity  rendered 
his  eligibility  doubtful.  His  respectability  and  responsibility  are 
undoubted. 

11.  Impenetrability  and  indestructibility  are  two  essential  prop- 
erties of  nuitter.  The  imperceplibilitv  Cx  a  i;badow  to  the  touch 
is  easily  proved.  The  impracticability  of  the  measure  is  evident. 
Asbestus  is  noted  for  its  incombustibility.  The  indivisibility  of  the 
soul  is  conceded.  TIi3  uiconnnunicability  and  incomprehensibility 
of  the  way3  of  Providence  are  no  obstacles  to  ths  eyo  of  faith. 
The  uniutelligibility  of  that  sentence  is  evident. 

12.  Ho  has  the  dysentery.  Define  a  dissyllable,  n,  trisyllable, 
c:,nd  a  monosyllable.  His  enjoyment  was  emj)yreal,  or  lioavenly. 
Polygamy  is  forl)idden  by  Christian  nations.  Tho  e::perimcnt  was 
analytical.  Does  ho  like  metaphysics?  Di:l  you  read  the  pane- 
gyric?    Have  yon  seen  hisroirlyphic  writing? 


POLYSVLI^BLKS O    IN    OLD. 


1.  Ador'abk,  ap  pro' pri  iit<?,  ccns6'n<3us,  collo'qui- 
al,j  conniio'difus,  con  troFlal)!^,  denio'niac,  deplor'- 
ah\e,  (li  jilo'macy,  di  plo'inatist,  om  })o'ri  inn,  cnco'- 
mi  mil,    er  ro'ne  ons,    eu  lo  gi  um    {y\i  lo'ji  uiu),  fe  lo'ni- 


rOLYSVLLAHLKS (»    IN    ON.  14!] 

uiutc,  lip,  fiill. — c  as  k  :  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  ^;h  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

mis,  liarmo'iiious,  liero'ical,  his  to' ri  an,  melo'dious, 
nie  mo'  ri  al,  no  to'  ri  ous,  op  pro'  bri  cus,  op  pro'  bri  nni, 
re  stor'  a  h\ej  re  stor'  a  ti vt^,  iix  o'  ri  <?us,  vie  to'  ri  ous.  Ap- 
proach'a  bl^.  In  de  co'rOTis,  in  de  co'rum,  re  in  forc^'- 
uient,  virtuo'so. 

2.  Ac  ri  nio' ni  mis,  ceremo'iiious,)  edi  to'ri  al,  e  qna^ 
to'  ri  al,  ini  me  mo'  ri  al,  in  con  sol'  a  ol^',  in  con  sol'  a  biy, 
in  cor  po'  re  al,  mat  ri  mo'  ni  al,  mer  i  to'  ri  ous,  or  a  to'  ri  o, 
parsimo'nionsj  patri  mo'ni  al,  terri  to'rial,  testimo'- 
nl  al,  nil  con  trol' la  blf .  Ir  re  proacli'  a  bk.  Gu.  ber  na- 
lo'  ri  al,  me  di  a  to'  ri  al. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Praise  liis  adorable  name  in  liarinoniuus  and  melodious  strains. 
Be  not  censorious  in  colloquial  intercourse,  but  use  appropriate 
words.  The  demoniac  i)hreu.sy  and  indecorum  of  this  notorious 
man  cast  opprobrium  upon  liis  name.  The  conduct  of  that  inde- 
corous and  uxorious  man  i «  deplorable.  Tlie  diplomatist's  diplo- 
macy is  worthy  of  encomium,  or  eulogium.  His  belief  is  erroneous. 
That  act  is  felonious.  The  historian's  commodious  house  is  ap- 
proachable on  the  south.  The  virtuoso  took  a  restorative  for  his 
hoarseness. 

2.  His  acrimonious  language  and  uncontrollable  temper  render 
his  wife  inconsolable.  Tlie  matrimonial  rites  were  ceremonious. 
The  editorials  with  i-egard  to  the  gubernatorial  duties  and  the  ora- 
torio were  excellent.  Equatorial  climates  are  warm.  Spirits  are 
deemed  incorporeal  substances.  This  patrimonial  estate  has  been 
in  our  family  from  time  immemorial.  Owing  to  the  servant's  ir- 
reproachable  life  and  meritorious  acts,  his  parsimonious  master 
gave  him  a  testimonial.  This  territorial  question  renders  the  me- 
diatorial office  important. 


polysyllai;li:s — o  in  on. 

1.  Com'mentaiy,  coin'missary,  com'monalty,  com'- 
pe  ten  cv,  con  (pier  a  ble  (kong'  ker  a  bl),  con'  tro  ver  sy, 
con'  tn  ma  cy,  cop'  n  la  tive,  cor'  ol  la  ry.  -^on'  or  a  bl^, 
//o:i'  or  a  ry,     hos' pi  ta  bl<?,     mon' as  ter  y, '    mon' i  to  ry, 


144-  NATIONAL    PliONOUNCING    SPELLDK. 

iigc,  at.  ait,  a  I.   I  4  e.  k<k;    iiie,  end,  err;   ice,  in;    old,  on,  d6. 

iioin'  i  lui  tiT<?^.  ob'  dn  ra  cj,  ob'  sti  na  cy,  oc'  cu  pan  cj, 
op'  er  a  li  \e^r'  a  to  ly,  prof  it  a  h\e,  prof  li  ga  cy ,  prom'- 
issoryj  i;rom'ontory,  pros' elyt  ism,  sol'itary,  toFer- 
a  ble,  vol'a  til  \ze,  vol'  un  ta  ry.  i 

2.  Abdom'inal,  a  bom' in  at^,  ac  com'mo  dati?,  ac- 
com'i)lisli  nient,|  ac  hiowV edg  mcnt,  a  nom'a  Imis,  a- 
nom'aly,  anon'yni^us,  apoc'rypha,  ai)oroglz<',  apol'- 
ogy,  apo&'rasy,  ajjos'trophc,  approx'i  nuit<^,!  aston'- 
ishment,  astrol'ogy,  as  iron' o  my,  atroc'ity,  Aiothor'- 
ity,  barom'eter,  biog'rai)liy,  canon' ical,  cAronol'o- 
gy,  c/iro  nom'  e  tcr,  com  mod'  i  ty,  com  pos' i  tor,  con- 
com'  i  tant,  con  glom'  er  at^,  con  sol'  i  dat^,  co  op'  er  hte, 
corrob'oratf,  cos  mop' o  lite.  ■. 

3.  Democ'racy,  de  mon' stra  ble,  de  mon' strati  v€, 
de  nom'  in  h,te,  de  po^)'  n  late,  de  spond'  en  cy,  dox  ol'  o  gy, 
econ'omlze,  econ'omy,  emol'ument,  ex  pos' i  tor,  ex- 
post' ulat^,/feroc' i  ty,  geog'rapliy,  geol'ogist,  geol'- 
o  gy,  ge  om  e'  try,  his  tor'  ic  al,  hy  poc'  ri  sy,  hy  pot'  c- 
nuse,  liypoth'esis,  i  dol'ater,M  dol'a  trous,  idol' a  try, 
im  pol'  i  tie,  im  pov'  er  ish,  in  oc'  u  latf,  in  tox'  i  cat^;,  li- 
tliog'  ra  pby.  \ 

4.  Ma  hog' any,  major' ity,  metrop'olisJ  minor'ity, 
monop'oliz*?,  monop'oly,  inonot'o  iir>ns,  monot'ony, 
or  thog' ra phy,  person'ify,  plienom'ona,  plienom'e- 
non,  phi  l()rogy,lpliilos'o])hy,  phlebot'omy,  })redom'- 
i  nanc^,  pre  dom''i  nant,  pre  dom' i  nat<?,  pre  pon' der  at<?, 
pre  rog'  a  tiv^',  pri  or'  i  ty,  pr<\g  nos'  tic  5it6',  re  sol v'  a  bl<?,\ 
re  spoil' si  bl<?,  r/iinoc'eros,  stenog'raphy,  symbol' ical, 
py  non'y  mmis,  the  oc' racy,  the  od'olit^",  theol'ogy, 
thcrmom'e  ter,  topog'raphy,  veloc'ity,  ver  bos' ity, 
zool'ogy. 

5.  Con  sol'  a  to  ry ,  de  rog'  a  to  ry,  in  cor'  ri  gi  h\e,  ro 
j)os'itory,  un  c6n'querabl<?,  nn])rof  itablc. 


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POLYSYLLABLE*— O    IN    ON.  145 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azi  ro, 

G.  Allegor'ic,)  apos  tol'ic,  cor  re  spond' ence,  corie- 
spond'ent,  econom'ic,  hor  i  zon' tal,  paregor'ic,  pbil- 
0  soph'  ic. 

7.  Anatom'ical,  animos'ity,  aristoc'racy,  aslro- 
Iog'ical,  cat  e  gor' ic  al,  cAronolog'ical,  curios'ity, 
den  ter  on'  o  my,  e  qui  pon'  der  ant,  et  y  mol'  o  gy,  gen  cr- 
os'  i  ty,  hyp  o  cAon'  dri  a,  in  ter  rog'  a  t'we,  lex  i  cog'  ra- 
pher,  medioc'rity,  metaphor'ical,  paradox'ical,  pe- 
ri od'  ic  al,  phil  o  log'  ic  al,  pliil  o  soph'  ic  al,  phys  i  og'  no- 
my,  phys  i  ol'  o  gy,  rec  i  proc'  i  ty,  trig  o  noni'  e  try. 

8.  Im  pet  u  os'  i  ty ,  in  fe  ri  or'  i  ty,  me  te  or  61'  o  gy ,  sn- 
pe  ri  or'  i  ty. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  The  competency  of  the  commissary  to  abridge  the  I'ights  ot 
the  commonalty  was  the  subject  of  a  commentary.  Tiie  contro- 
versy at  the  monastery  with  regard  to  the  profligacy  of  the  clergy 
encouraged  proselyti^m.  That  man,  though  honorable  and  hospi- 
table, is  noted  for  his  contumacy,  or  obstinacy.  And  is  a  copula- 
live  conjunction.  Repeat  the  corollary.  His  obduracy  may  prove 
monitory  and  profitable.  Will  the  operative  accept  your  promis- 
sory note?  The  man  who  occupies  the  solitary  house  on  the  prom- 
ontory is  a  voluntary  exile. 

2.  The  compositor  received  an  abdominal  wound.  1  abominate 
an  anomalous  pronunciation.  The  accoaiplishnients  of  the  cosmop- 
olite enable  him  to  apologize  gracefully,  make  due  acknowledgment 
when  in  a  fault,  and  accommodr^te  himself  to  circumstances.  An 
anonymous  author  of  a  late  biography  tries  to  prove,  by  astrouo- 
my  and  astrology,  the  Apocrypha  canonical.  Is  tlie  chronometer 
one  of  the  fruits  of  clironology?  If  atrocity  be  n  concomitant  of 
your  authority,  1  will  not  cooperate  with  you  to  consolidate  it.  To 
my  astonishment,  he  did  corroborate  that  doubtful  news. 

3.  A  historical  writer  says:  "It  is  demonstrable  that  a  democ- 
racy always  tends  to  economy."  Do  you  denominate  that  a  de- 
monstrative argument?  Notwithstanding  the  ferocity  of  that  idol- 
atrous nation,  a  decree  to  depopulate  and  impoverish  their  land 
would  be  impolitic.  If  yoa  intoxicate  the  offic'r  and  seize  his 
t-molument-s,  he  will  sufl^er  from  despundenoy.  My  ex|)06itor  un- 
derstands geography,  geology,  geometry,  and  lithogra[)hy. 

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140  NATIONAI-    PRONOUMCIXG    SPKI.I.KK. 

iije,  sit,  ^rt,  all,  liHre,  ask  ;   ni^,  fend,  hr ;   ice,  !n  ;   bid,  on,  d8. 

4.  I  l)oiiglit  tlio  iiiiilMiir;uiy  liurean  in  the  metropolis.  If  the  ma- 
jority favor  a  monopoly,  tlio  minority  must  submit.  At  sea,  such 
a  plienomenon  breaks  tiie  monotony  of  the  surrounding  expanse. 
This  learned  man  understands  orthogra{)liy,  jjhilology,  philosopliy, 
stenograph}-,  zoology,  and  theology.  Knowing  the  predominance 
of  verbosity  in  his  style,  you  alone  -will  be  responsible,  if  you  give 
liiui  ])riority  in  the  discussion.  If  it  be  your  prerogative  to  govern 
a  child,  I  trust  that  the  law  of  love  will  jirt'doininate  in  your  mind. 
Buy  a  thermometer  and  a  theodolite.  The  rhinoceros  has  but  one 
horn.  Can  you  prognosticate  what  the  velocity  of  the  wind  will 
be  an  hour  hence? 

5.  It  is  consolatory  to  know  that  that  unprofitable  business  has 
not  been  derogatory  to  my  cliaracter.  An  arsenal  is  a  repository 
for  arms.  The  incorrigible  drunkard  has  an  unconquerable  appe- 
tite for  rum. 

6.  My  correspondent  uses  allegoric  language.  The  apostolic 
faith  satisfies  tlie  philosophic  mind.  Paregoric  is  an  economic 
anodyne. 

7.  Are  there  anatomical  plates  in  yonr  Avork  on  physiology? 
Restrain  your  animosity  toward  tl)e  aristocracy.  That  astrological 
work  is  a  curiosity.  Tiiat  interrogative  sentence  requires  a  cate- 
gorical answer.  Copy  the  cliroiiological  table.  Deuteronomy- 
means  the  second  law.  That  It-xicograplier  understands  etymol- 
ogy, ))l»ysiogiiomy,  physiology,  and  trigonometry.  Tiiis  periodical 
advocates  the  reciprocity  treaty. 

8.  His  impetuosity  caused  him  to  lose  the  superiority.  Meteor- 
ology treats  of  the  atmosphere  and  its  phenomena.  His  inferiority 
is  conceded. 


POLYSYLLABLES U    IX    JIUTK. 

1.  CLi'linary,  du'bionsncs*,  juMi  eatiiiv,  lu' mi  na- 
ry, mi'gatory,  nu'merabk,  mi'meraiy,  8u'perabl«\ 

2.  A(-t-iVimilatc,  accu'sabl^,  accii'sativ<?,  udjiVdi- 
cat^,  ag  gin'  tin  ate,  al  In'  vi  al,  al  hi'  vi  on,  al  hi'  vi  uin, 
an  nu'i  ty,  bi  lu'inin  oiis,  cen  tu'ri  on,  com  mu'ni  cant, 
com  mu'ni  cat^,  coin  mu'ni  ty,  con  cu'pis  cene<',  con  fu'' 
tabic,  (-on  nu'bi  al,'crcclu'li  ty,  dedu'ci  bb,  di  hi' vi  al, 
cftiu' vi  uiii,  (Ml  tliu'si  asm,  on  tlni'si  ast,  ex  u'ber  ant,  la- 
in' i  ty,  I'll  tu'  ri  ly,  gar  ru'  li  ty,  gra  tu'  i  tons,  gra  tu'i  ty. 


l>OLYSYLLABLI':S U    IN    MUTK.  14-7 


mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

3.  II  111' mi  nat^,  iinmii'nity,  impu'nity,  impiVrity, 
imput'abk,  in  cur' a  bk,  in  f u' ri  at^,  inju'ricus,  intu'- 
itiv6,  indii'bitabl(?,  in  nii' mer  a  bk,  hi  gii' bri  mis,  hix- 
iiriance  (lug  zu' re  ans),  luxu'ricus,  matu'rity,  mer- 
C'l'  ri  al,  ob  scii'ri  ty,  i)e  nu'  ri  ows,  pro  tu'  ber  ancc,  ro- 
du'  ci  bit',  re  du'  pli  date,  re  mu'  nor  at.?,  re  pu'  di  at^,  sa 
lii'brimis,  salu'brity,  secu'rity,  sul  plm'remis,  im  du'- 
tiful,  unusual  (unyu'zual),  vacu'ity,  yitu'perat^, 
YO  hi' mi  nous. 

4.  Co  ad  j  u'  tor,  con  sti  tu  tion  (kon  sti  tu'  shun),  con- 
tribu'tion,  des  ti  tu'tion,  dim  inu' tion,  disso  lu'tion, 
dis  tri  bu'  tion,  el  o  cu'  tion,  ey  o  hi'  tion,  in  se  cure'  ly,  in- 
sti  tu'  tion,  per  se  cu'  tion,  res  o  hi'  tion,  res  ti  tu'  tion,  rev- 
o  hi'  tion,  sub  sti  tu'  tion. 

5.  Am  bi  gii'  i  ty,  as  si  du'  i  ty,  con  ti  gu'  i  ty,  con  ti  nu'- 
i  ty,  ex  com  nni'ni  catc,  im  por  tu'ni  ty,  incommut'a- 
bifc',  in  ere  du'li  ty,  in  ge  nu'i  ty.  Ion  gi  tu'di  nal,  mul  ti- 
tii'  di  nous,  o])  por  tu'  ni  ty,  per  pe  tu'  i  ty,  per  spi  cu'  i  ty , 
sn  per  flu'  i  ty. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  She  understands  tlie  culinary  art.  Owing  to  the  dubiousness 
of  The  act,  the  judicature  dechired  it  nugatory.  The  sun  is  a  hinii- 
nary.  Things  that  may  be  numbered  are  called  numerable.  The 
ditTiculty  is  superable. 

2.  Thongli  public  evils  accumulate,  the  judge  will  not  be  accu- 
sable.  If  proof  be  deducible  from  these  facts,  he  will  adjudicate 
jour  claim  and  grant  an  annuity.     That  alluvial  soil  will  yield  an 

'exuberant  crop.  The  effluvium  of  the  rose  is  ]ileasing.  The  on- 
tliusiast  received  fi  gratuity.  Tlie  garrulity  and  enthusiasm  of  that 
communicant  enabled  him  to  impose  on  the  credulity  of  the  com- 
munitj-.  If  they  communicate  the  story  that  this  man's  interfer- 
ence destroyed  our  connubial  love,  I  will  declare  it  confutable. 

3.  If  you  illuminate  his  mind  to  an  unusual  degree,  and  raise 
liim  from  obscurity,  his  ])enurious  father  will  not  remunerate  you. 
The  almost  innumerable  immunities  of  the  clergy,  tl'e  salubrious 
cliinate,  and  the  security  insured  by  just  laws,  led  the  clergyman  to 


I4r8  NATIONAL   PRONOUNCING    SPELLER. 

ige,  it,  art,  all,  bdre,   "isle ;   mi,  §nd,  ^rr  ;   ice.  In  ;   Aid,  on,  d6. 

emigrate.  Mercurial  and  other  injurious  medicines  can  not  be 
taken  with  impunity.  That  incurable  disease  is  imputable  to  his 
luxurious  life.  Intuitive  evidence  is  indubitable.  I  can  but  vitu- 
perate my  undutit'ul  son,  if  he  repudiates  his  debts,  and  refuse  to 
remunerate  his  servants.  That  voluminous  work  establishes  the 
fact  that  God  only  can  fill  every  vacuity  of  the  soul. 

4.  My  coadjutor  jirepared  a  constitution  for  an  institution  of 
learning.  The  destitution  among  the  poor  was  caused  by  the  dim- 
inution of  contributions  and  the  substitution  of  machinery  for 
manual  labor.  Ilis  resolution  and  elocution  enabled  him  to  stay 
(he  persecution,  to  insure  the  distribution  of  justice  and  the  res- 
titution of  goods  unjustly  taken,  and  to  prevent  a  revolution  and 
the  dissolution  of  Congress. 

5.  Moved  by  the  importunity  of  his  friends  and  the  incredulity 
of  his  enemies,  notwithstanding  the  ambiguity  of  the  language,  he 
was  enabled  by  his  ingenuity  and  assiduity  to  demonstrate  the  in- 
congruity of  his  opponent's  .statement.  To  excommunicate  men 
for  multitudinous  sins  tends  to  the  perpetuity  of  the  church.  An 
()[)|)ortunity  being  given,  he  replied — "Perspicuity  rejects  a  super- 
Cuity  of  words." 


POLYSYLLABLES U   IN    UP. 

1.  Cus'tomary,  purmonary,  pun' isli a bk,  sArier- 
abl^,  snmpt'uary,  suinpt'umisness,  iit'terabk,  vul'- 
nerabk. 

2.  Adurterat^',  cah\ni'iiiat(?,  cabnn'in^us,  combus''- 
tibl^',  com  purgative,  compul'soiy,  cor  nipt' i  b]<%  il- 
lus'trious,  incur  pa  bl<?,  in  cum' ben  cy,  indus'trimis, 
pcnult'i  mate',  prol'und'ity,  redun'dancy,  rcfurgeiicy, 
re  luc'  tan  cy,  re  sus'  ci  tat^,  ro  tund'  i  ty,  tri  um'  yi  rate, 
tnmult'uous,  un  ut' ter  a  blt^,  vohii)t'u  ary,  volupt'u- 
0U&,  vo  hipt' u  ous  noss.  Incombus'tib^  in  corrupt' i- 
h\e,  in  de  struc'  ti  bl<?. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Customary  vices  should  be  punishable.  Sumptuary  laws  are 
not  sufferable.  The  rich  man's  sumptuousness  renders  him  none 
ihe  less  vulnerable  to  pulmonary  attacks. 


WORDS    PKONOUNCIib    ALIKE.  141) 


mute,  up,  full.  — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  flils  ;  azure. 

2.  If  lie  ailulterate  food,  tlie  voluptuary  will  not  hold  him  incul- 
I)ab]e.  Tliough  you  calumniate  that  industrious  and  illustrious 
man,  I  -w-ill  regard  liim  as  incorruptible.  I  noticed  tlie  reluctancy 
with  wliich  he  resorted  to  com])ulsory  measures.  The  profundity 
of  the  j)resident's  mind  was  discovered  during  his  incumbency. 
Accent  the  penultimate.  Wliat  yon  deem  a  redundancy  would  not 
support  his  vo]ui)tuousness.  The  rotundity  of  his  figure  and  liis 
rmutterable  humor  insure  a  tumultuous  applause.  Asbestus  is  in- 
combustible.    The  soul  is  indestructible. 


IV.  Miscellaneous  Exercises. 

WORDS    PRONOUNCED   ALIKK,  BUT   DIFFERING    IN    SPELLING- 
AND  SIGNIFICATION. 

1.  Ale,  ail;  hie,  eight:  adz,  adds;  aiik'er,  an'clior: 
ark,  arc:)  all,  awl;  al'tar,  al'ter;  'Xught,  ought;  aw^ger, 
au'gur:  a/r,  ere,  heir,  e'er:  assent',  ascent':  aislcy 
isle. 

2.  Bhh,  bail;  hhize,  bays;  bay,  bey;  hkse,  bass; 
hrkid,  brayed  ;  brak^,  break  :  bad,  bade :  bald,  bawled ; 
hall,  bawl:  bard,  bear:  be,  bee;  beat,  beett  beach, 
beech;  be(?r,  bier;  breach,  breech:  belZ,  belle;  bred, 
bread;  ber'ry,  bu'ry. 

3.  Berth,  birth:  bite,  bight;  by,  buy:  bin,  been; 
bold,  bowled;  bold'er,  bowl'der;  bor^,  boar;  board, 
bored ;  bole,  boll,  bowl ;  b6rn(?,  bourn  ;  how,  beau ; 
broach,  brooch:  bruise  (broz),  brews;  brute  (brof), 
bruit :  blue,  blew :  but,  butt :  bou^A,  bow. 

4.  Chaste,  chased:  cal'endar,  cal'ender;  can'non, 
can' on;  can'vas,  can'vass:  call,  caul;  clause,  claws; 
cord,  chord  :  cask,  casque  ;  cdst,  caste  :  cede,  seed  ;  ce^l, 
seal,  seel;  ce^l'ing,  seal'ing;  cere,  sear,  seer;  creak, 
creek. 

5.  Cell,    sell;    cSl'lar,    sell'er;    cent,    scent,    sent; 


150  NATION AJ.   rilONOUNCING    SI'KLT.KK. 

ige,  it,  ht,  ill,  Lire,  Ssk  ;    m^,  4nd,  Sit  ;   ice,  !n  ;    old,  on,  (16. 

cession  (sesh 'nil),  session:  cite,  sight,  site;  clime,  climb: 
Big' net,  cyg'net :  coarse,  course ;  coir,  corps ;  cote,  coat : 
com'plement,  com'pliment:  cruise  (kroz),  crews ;  cruel 
(kro'el),  crew' el:  clue,  clew:  C(?us'in,  cozen. 

6.  Dane,  deign ;  day,  dey :  dnini,  draclim :  draft, 
draught:  decn*,  deer:  e«rn,  urn  :  I,  eye;  die,  dye  ;  dire, 
dy'er:  doe,  dough :  due,  dew;  you,  ewe:  dun,  done; 
dust,  dost.  ' 

7.  Fane,  fain,  feign  ;|  faznt,  feint;  fate,  fete;  frays, 
pln'ase:  fare,  fair:  feat,  feet;  fle«,  flee;  freeze,  frieze: 
iir  (fer),  fur ;  furs,  furze  :  find,  fined  :  fil'ter,  phil'ter; 
fir  lip,  Pliirip:  fort,  forte;  fore,  four;  forth,  fourth: 
fliie,  flew  :  flour,  flower  ;  foul,  fowl. 

8.  Gage,  gauge;  gate,  gait;  grate,  great;  grat'cr, 
great' er:  galZ,  Gaul:  grease,  Greece:  g?«est,  guessed: 
gild,  guild;  gilt,  guilt:  gloze,  glows ;  groan,  grown. 

0.  Hale,  hail ;  hay,  liey :  hart,  heart :  hal/,  haul : 
hare,  hair:  heal,  heel;  hear,  here:  herd,  heard:  hide, 
hied;  hie,  higli ;  hire,  higlier:  hini,  hynm:  horde, 
lioard;  ho,  hoe  ;  hose,  hoes;  hole,  whole:  hoop,  whoop: 
hue,  hew,  Hugh  :  /ioiir,  vnw. 

10.  Invade',  inveighed':  indite',  indict':  in,  inn: 
j;\ni,  jamb:  just,  joust:  Z'nave,  nave:  key,  quay;  ^-iiead, 

_need,  kneed:   hug/it,  nigiit:    kil/,  kihi:    Jluow's,  nose:/ 
^•not,  not :  knew  (nu),  new. 

11.  Lade,  laid;    la'ie,  lain:    la]ise,  laps;    ineks,  lax: 
i^e,  lea;  leech,  leacli ;  leaf,  lief;  leak,  leek:  led,  lead; 
l^s'san,   les'sen ;    Ir.v'ee,   lev'y:    lie,   lye;    ll'ar,   lyre: 
liniJ,  limn  ;  links,  lynx  :  load,  lode,  lowed  ;  lone,  loan ; 
16,  low :  lock,  loch. 

12.  Miide,  maid;  nu'de,  imiil ;  mane,  main;  maze, 
maize:  man'ner,  man'or;  man'tel,  man' tie:  mfirk, 
inarque;  mar'shal,  mar'tial:  mead,  meed;  mean,  mien; 


WORDJ   PEONOUNCEl)    ALIKE,  151 

nn\te,  up.  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  n.;^  ;  .^  as  z  ;  di  as  sli  ;  fliis  :  azure. 

meat,  meet,  mete :  mite,  might;  mi'ner,  mi' nor:  mist, 
missed:  moan,  mown;  m6d(?',  mowed;  mot^',  moat: 
muse,  mews  ;  mu'cus,  mu'cous, 

13.  N%,  neigli:  nice,  gneiss:  nit,  knit:  nun,  none: 
(),  oil,  owe  ;  bar,  o'er,  ore  ;  ode,  owed  :  one  (wun),  won. 
pal/?,  pail ;  pane,  pain ;  plane,  plain  ;  plate,  plait ;  pray, 
prey :  palZ,  Paul ;  pa?^se,  pa^vs :  pare,  pair,  peai\\ 

14.  Peace,  piece;  peak,  piqne ;  peal,  peel;  peer, 
pier:  peii'cil,  pen'sile:  pearl,  purl:  pole,  poll;  pore, 
pour;  port,  porte :  plum,  plumb;  pum'ice,  pomace: 
quire,  choir:  ra^n,  rein,  reign;  raze,  rays,  raise. 

15.  Kaek,  wrack ;  rap,  wrap^  read,  reed;  reek,  wreak: 
red,  read;  reek,  wreck  ;  rest,  wrest ;  resell,  wretch:  rice, 
rise;  rime,  rhyme;  rite,  right,  write,  wright ;  rye,  wry: 
ring,  wring;  rig'ger,  rig' or:  rode,  road,  rowed;  roe, 
row  ;  rote,  wrote  ;  rose,  rows  :  rood,  rude  :  vuff,  rough  ; 
rung,  wrung. 

16.  Sale,  sail ;  &\hy,  sleigh ;  stake,  steak ;  stra/t, 
straight;  strazt' en,  straighten :  stare,  stair:  seen,  scene, 
seine ;  sea,  see ;  seam,  seem ;  seas,  sees,  seize ;  shear, 
sheer;  shears,  sheers;  sleave,  sleeve ;  steal,  steel;  sweet, 
suite:  step,  steppe:  serf,  surf ;  serge,  surge. 

17.  Side,  sighed;  sine,  sign;  sWght,  sleight;  stile, 
style!:  slo?/;,  sloe;  sole|  soul;  so,  sew,  sow;  sore,  soar: 
stoop,  stoup  :  slue,  slew  :  skul^,  scull ;  siim,  some  ;  sun, 
son  ;  sue'  c(:)r,  suck'  cr. 

18.  Tale,  tail ;  tray,  trey  :  tacks,  tax  ;  tract,  tracked; 
tare,  tear;  their,  there:  \caui,  teem;  tear,  tier:  tide, 
tied;  time,  thyme:  throe,  tlirow;  throes,  throws;  throne, 
thrown  ;  t6ad,  towed  ;  toe,  tow  ;  told,  toled,  tolled ;  tole, 
toll :  to,  too,  two  ;  threw  (thro),  through  :  tun,  ton. 

19.  Yale,  vail,  veil ;  vane,  vain,  vein  ;  wade,  weighed  | 
wale,  wail ;   wane,  wain  ;   wait,  Aveight ;   waste,  waist ; 


loiJ 

NATIONAL    riUhNOUXCLNO    Sl'lXLKll. 

iir<', 

it,  hi,  all,  biic,  ask ;  m^,  ind,  6rr  ;   Ice,  hi ,   6ld,  6n,  dA, 

whve,  waive;   wjiy,  weigh:    war<3,  wear:    weak,  U'eek; 
wemi,  weeu  :  wefli' er.  weafli' er :  wou/d,  wood. 


Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  "What  ails  tlie  heir  of  that  estate?  He  drank  all  the  ale.  1 
have  an  adz,  awl,  anger,  and  anchor  on  the  ark,  or  boat.  Ue  adck 
eight  figures  at  once.  Ought  we  to  pay  aught,  if  they  fili  the  anker 
witli  wine?  An  arc  is  part  of  a  circle.  Alter  the  i)lace  of  the 
altar.  Tlie  augur  noted  the  omens  He  took  the  air  ere  he  ate 
his  breakfast.  Ever  is  sometimes  written  e'er.  If  you  give  your 
assent,  1  will  make  the  ascent.  The  church  on  that  isle  has  a  wide 
aisle. 

2.  Tlold  my  hale  while  I  bail  the  boat.  The  spread  is  baize, 
riie  hero  is  proud  of  liis  hays.  The  Bey  of  Tunis  bade  the  bad 
man  leave  his  tent.  The  boat  in  the  bay  is  near  the  beach.  TIio 
base  lad  who  sings  bass  Avill  break  the  flax  with  a  brake.  The 
man  who  sells  bread,  beer,  beets,  berries,  braids,  balls,  and  hells,  is 
bald.  Tlie  donkey  brayed.  The  lad  bawled  when  a  bee  stung  hi.--, 
hare  arm.  15eat  the  ]>ear  with  my  beech-stick.  He  made  a  breach 
in  tlie  wall  with  the  breech  of  his  gun.  That  belle  is  well  bred. 
You  will  need  a  bier  when  you  bury  the  dead. 

3.  On  my  birthday,  I  secured  a  bertli  on  this  boat.  Do  the  fish 
bite  in  that  bight?  Though  this  bold  lad  bow'led  well,  a  bolder 
one  bowled  out,  in  cricket.  lie  i)ut  tlie  boll  of  a  plant  in  my  bowl 
of  milk.  I  found  some  bole,  or  fine  claj',  near  a  bowlder.  A  boar 
bore  the  bough  of  a  tree  on  liis  tusk.  He  bored  a  hole  in  a  board. 
He  was  borne  to  that  land  from  whose  bourn  no  traveler  returns. 
I  will  break  3'our  bow  and  bruise  your  arrow.  The  beau  knows 
how  to  bow,  but  lie  can  not  broach  a  butt  of  wine.  He  brews 
beer.  Do  not  hurt  a  brute  beast.  A  bruit  is  a  rumor.  Her  brooch 
held  the  blue  cloth  when  the  wind  blew. 

4.  A  snake  chased  the  chaste  girl.  The  canons  of  our  churcli 
are  printed  in  a  calendar.  Fire  the  cannon.  The  calender  will 
make  tlie  canvas  smcoth  and  glossy.  "Will  he  canvass  the  subject? 
If  the  king  call  to  his  son,  I  will  take  the  castpie  from  his  head  and 
cast  it  on  the  ground.  She  has  a  caul  for  her  liair.  Ciiange  the 
last  clause  in  the  letter  before  you  send  it.  The  cat  put  her  claws 
into  tlie  cask  of  milk.  Buy  a  cord  of  wood.  He  broke  a  chord  of 
the  viol.  Caste  is  a  separate  and  fixed  class  in  society.  To  cede 
i»  to  yield  or  give  up.     Birds  eat  seeds.     He  ceiled  the  room  with 

cards     The  ceiling  of  the  room  is  white.    "While  sealinu;  my  letter. 


WORDS    PRONOL'NOED   ALIKE.  153 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng  ;  s  as  z ;  di  as  sh  ;  ftiis  ;  azure. 

I  saw  a  seal  in  the  creek.     Tlie  wheels  creak.     To  cere  is  to  cover 
with  wax.     The  seer  saw  a  sear  and  yellow  leaf. 

5.  If  your  cousin  be  a  seller,  present  him  with  my  compliments, 
and  request  him  to  sell  this  coarse  coat.  Tlie  monk  is  in  his  celL 
I  found  tlie  core  of  an  apple  in  the  cellar.  lie  sent  a  cent  to  the 
child.  In  that  clime,  the  scent  of  the  flowers  is  sweet.  Cession  is 
a  yielding  or  giving  up.  During  the  session  of  the  court,  I  will 
cite  him  to  appear.  The  site  of  my  house  is  in  sight  of  the  town. 
The  corps  can  climb  that  wall.  1  can  get  no  clue  to  the  king's  lost 
signet.  Get  a  clew,  or  ball  of  thread,  and  catch  the  cygnet.  Fol- 
low the  course  of  the  brook.  He  lias  his  complement  of  sheep  in 
the  cote.  After  the  cruise,  the  cruel  commodore  i)aid  all  the  crews. 
If  she  buy  the  crewel,  he  will  cozen  her, 

6.  Will  the  Dane  and  Dey  deign  to  drink  a  dram  with  you  to- 
day? Come,  dear,  and  drink  a  draught  of  milk.  "When  your  draft 
of  ten  drachms  is  due,  I  will  cash  it.  The  dust  rises  when  the 
deer,  the  doe,  and  the  ewe  lamb  run.  If  he  earn  the  money,  he 
Avill  buy  a  dun  cow  and  an  urn.  If  lie  die,  I  will  close  his  eyes. 
The  dyer  will  dye  the  cloth.  Bake  the  dough.  The  dire  deed  is 
done.     Dost  thou  see  the  dun. 

7.  I  would  f;un  know  why  you  feign  illness  in  the  fane  or  tem- 
ple. After  employing  a  feint  to  get  off,  his  faint  heart  led  him  to 
flee  as  fast  as  his  feet  would  carry  him.  "Wliat  was  his  fate  at  the 
fete?  The  words,  "A  fur-cap  on  a  tir-tree,"  are  a  phrase.  I  will 
find  good  fare  for  the  fair  boarder.  To  catch  a  flea  is  quite  a  feat. 
Water  will  freeze.  He  frays  the  cloth,  though  there  is  a  fi-ieze,  ot 
nap,  on  it.  The  lady  wears  furs.  Furze  is  a  shrub.  The  judge 
fined  Pliilip.  During  the  fore  part  of  the  day,  four  men  went  forth 
from  the  fort.  Filter  the  water.  To  fillip  is  to  strike  with  the 
nail  of  the  finger.  Bread  is  made  of  flour.  The  knowledge  of 
flowers  is  his  forte.  That  was  the  fourth  fowl  that  flew  up  tho 
flue  of  the  foul  chimney. 

8.  Did  your  guest  gage  the  great  cask  with  a  gauge  ?  Open  the 
greater  gate.  Grate  the  root  with  a  grater.  Since  the  man  has 
grown  stout,  he  has  an  odd  gait.  If  the  saddle  gall  the  horse,  I 
will  buy  scmie  grease.  Read  the  history  of  ancient  Gaul  and 
Greece.  She  guessed  the  riddle.  If  they  gild  the  book,  the  guild, 
or  society,  will  pay  for  the  gilt.  Do  not  gloze  or  flatter  the  man. 
Thi:>  cinder  glows.     That  groan  proves  his  guilt. 

9.  The  hale  man  does  not  fear  snow  and  hail.  Haul  the  hay  to 
the  hall.  Hey,  girls!  have  you  heard  that  Hugh  has  dark  liair 
and  a  brave  heart.  I  saw  a  hare  and  a  hart  in  the  herd.  If  she 
heal  the  rvouiid  on  my  heel,  and  mend  the  hole  in  my  hose,  I  will 


154  NATION Al.    riiONOUNCING    SI'KLLKit. 

igc,  4t,  ait,  all,  bare,  ask  ;   ni6,  end,  err ;   ice,  in  ;   old,  en,  d6. 

hire  lier  for  a  whole  month.  Here  you  may  liear  liini  sing  a  liyinn. 
That  hour,  the  horde  liied  to  liighcr  ground,  lie  paid  ii  liigli  price 
for  the  hide.  IIo,  he  hoes  the  corn  witii  a  hoe.  lie  has  a  hoop 
in  Ids  hoard.  If  you  hew  tlie  log,  lie  will  raise  a  great  hue  and 
cry.     I  heard  the  man  whoop,  at  our  house. 

H).  If  that  knave  invade  the  riglits  of  the  just  king,  the  men  will 
kill  him.  I  knew,  if  he  inveighed  against  the  vices  of  the  king- 
that  tlie  jury  would  indict  him.  "Will  you  indite  a  letter  in  this 
inn?  Did  he  jam  his  finger  on  the  jamb?  That  kniglit  was  not 
present  at  the  jt?ust.  He  knows  that  my  seat  is  near  the  nave  of 
the  church.  You  need  a  key  to  open  the  door.  At  night  she  will 
knead  the  dough  and  build  a  new  tire  in  the  kiln.  The  sled  is 
kneed.     The  shij)  is  ai  the  quay.     Your  nose  bleeds.     Tie  a  knot. 

11.  If  the  boat  leak,  that  has  lain  so  long  at  the  foot  of  the  lane, 
I  will  not  lade  it.  The  leeks  wore  laid  on  the  girls'  laps.  Not 
noting  tiie  lapse  of  time,  lie  did  not  learn  his  lesson.  The  man 
lacks  bread  because  his  morals  are  lax.  The  horse  feeds  on  the 
lea,  near  the  lee  shore.  Leach  the  ashes,  and  save  the  lye.  Leech 
the  wound,  if  you  Avould  lessen  the  pain.  The  liar  had  as  lief  lie 
as  not.  Lo!  the  lone  leaf  lies  low.  After  he  had  procured  a  load 
of  lead,  he  led  his  levy  against  tlie  enemy.  She  will  play  on  her 
lyre  at  your  levee.  Limn  or  paint  the  limb  of  a  tree  on  pajjer. 
''"be  lynx  broke  a  lock  and  the  links  of  a  chain.  The  cow  lowed 
near  a  loch,  or  lake. 

12.  The  maid  made  a  mark  with  her  ])cn.  The  male  passenger 
missed  the  main  chance  to  send  his  letter  by  mail.  While  the 
horse  was  eating  maize,  the  lad  seized  his  mane.  He  is  lost  in  a 
maze.  The  lord  of  the  manor  has  a  pleasing  mien,  or  manner. 
Hang  your  mantle  near  the  mantel  to  dry.  The  marshal  likes  mar- 
tial music.  Do  not  give  a  ineed  to  the  mean.  Drink  mead.  AVIio 
will  '.^et  metes  and  bounds  to  tlieii  miglit?  I  saw  a  mite  on  tlic 
meat.  "We  will  meet  again.  Tiie  miner  found  a  rich  lode,  or  vein, 
in  the  mine.  A  minor  can  not  vole.  Ho  mi.ssed  his  way  in  the 
mist,  and  fell  into  a  moat.  When  a  mote  was  in  liis  eye,  I  hoard 
him  moan.  Tlie  grass  is  mown,  for  I  mowed  it.  Muse  on  the 
mode  of  dressing.  The  cat  mews.  When  chewing,  the  mucus 
should  mix  with  your  food.     Tliat  substance  is  mucous  or  slimy. 

13.  He  owed  mc  money;  nay,  ho  stole  it.  None  said  that  the 
horses  neigh.  The  nun  knit  tliat  nice  glove.  TIio  rock  is  gneiss. 
I  saw  nils  on  the  calf.  O,  did  you  owe  liim  ?  Oli,  despair!  wo 
can  not  go  oVr  the  lake,  for  my  oar  is  broken.  He  wrote  one 
ode.  He  won  some  gold  ore.  That  ))ale  girl  has  a  i)ail  of  milk. 
My  teeth  pain  me.      The  pane  of  glass  is  plane.      Pause,  I  jiray 


WOKDS    TKONOUNCKD    ALIKK.  155 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azurf>. 

you,  and  hear  my  plain  story.  Plait  my  hnir.  Tiiis  plate  of  fruit 
Avill  not  pall.  The  cat  holds  her  prey  with  hor  paws.  Pare  a  pair 
of  pears. 

14.  To  secure  peace,  the  peer  gave  a  piece  of  money  to  tho  beg- 
gar. If  you  pique  tlic  lady,  she  will  jump  from  the  peak.  Frouj 
the  port,  I  saw  the  i)eel  of  a  jdum  on  the  jiier.  The  choir  hear  th(^ 
peal  of  the  organ.  JJuy  a  pencil  an<l  a  quire  of  paper.  I  found  a 
pearl  in  the  pensile  or  hanging  garden.  The  brook  i)urls  along  in 
a  meadow,  and  pours  down  a  hill.  Respect  the  sublime  porte. 
lie  struck  my  poll  with  a  pole.  The  rays  of  the  sun  open  the 
pores  of  the  skin.  The  wall  stands  plumb.  Raise  that  pomice- 
stone.  Is  there  much  juice  in  the  pomace  ?  If  it  rain,  I  will  loose 
tlie  rein,  and  ride  fast.  The  king  will  not  raze  the  city,  if  it  re- 
spect his  reign. 

15.  A  load  of  ryo  is  on  the  rack.  Wrack  is  a  sea-plant.  If  he 
wrap  my  cloak  about  liim,  I  will  rap  his  hands  with  a  reed.  I  will 
read  the  book.  He  read  the  jtaper.  Did  the  lad  with  red  hair 
reek  with  perspiration?  Wrest  the  knife  from  that  rude  wretch, 
or  he  will  wreak  his  vengeance  on  you.  The  medicine  makes  him 
retch.  He  recks  me  not.  The  rigger  and  the  wright  work  on  the 
wreck.  Buy  the  rest  of  the  rice.  If  there  be  a  rise  of  land,  he 
will  write  a  letter.  It  is  riglit  to  observe  the  rite.  Rime  means 
hoar-frost.  The  words  rhyme.  His  neck  is  wry.  If  you  wring 
my  hand,  you  will  break  my  ring.  He  treated  me  with  great  rigor. 
I  rode  my  horse  in  the  road.  George  rowed  the  boat.  He  learnt 
the  lesson  that  I  wrote  by  rote.  That  rose  is  red.  The  trees  stand 
in  rows.  Buy  a  rood  of  land.  That  rough  child  will  rnlF  your 
dress.  He  rung  the  bell.  She  wrung  her  hands.  On  our  wav, 
we  will  rout  the  enemy. 

IG.  I  saw  a  sleigh  at  the  sale.  See  the  ship  sail.  Slay  the  lion. 
He  ate  some  steak.  Drive  a  straight  stake  into  the  earth.  The 
strait  is  narrow.  Straighten  the  key.  I  am  straitened  in  my  cir- 
cumstances. Why  do  you  stare  at  the  stairs?  I  have  seen  the  fish 
that  were  caught  in  your  seine.  The  scene  was  fair.  He  sees  a 
ship  at  sea.  Steal  not  the  steel  shears.  Shear  a  sheep.  He  raised 
the  weight  witii  sheers.  1  like  sheer  wit.  The  sleeve  did  seem  to 
be  without  seam.  Sleave  the  silk.  Give  the  sweet  lady  a  good 
suite  of  rooms.  Ste])  on.  The  stcjtpes  of  Asia  are  vast  unculti- 
vated i)lains.  The  serf  swam  in  the  surf.  The  coat  is  made  of 
serge.     Tiie  surges  roll  on  the  rock<. 

17.  The  Luly  by  your  side  sighed.  Some  say  the  sign  was  good. 
Sine  is  a  term  used  in  fjeometry.  If  he  slight  yon,  be  not  slow  to 
f(;rgive.     Sleigjjt  i.s  an  artful  trick.     His  style  of  writing  ia  tersf. 


156  NATIONAL   rKONOUNCING    SrKLLKK. 

ige,  kt,  ait,  all,  b^re,  ask  ;   mh,  end,  hr ;    ice.  In  ;   old,  on,  d6. 

Climb  the  stile.  Eat  a  sloe.  Sew  the  sole  of  your  shoe.  As  you 
are  the  sole  owner  of  this  land,  so  prepare  and  sow  it  tliat  you  may 
have  bread  for  those  who  are  in  sore  want.  Tlie  soul  can  never 
die.  Birds  soar.  I  have  a  stoup  of  wine  in  my  stoop.  When  I 
slew  the  man,  I  broke  his  skull.  Scull  the  boat.  The  sun  shines. 
If  you  succor  my  son,  I  will  give  you  a  sum  of  money.  I  saw  a 
sucker  in  tiie  water. 

18.  Is  the  tale  true?  The  cat's  tail  was  in  the  tray.  The  trey 
fn  cards  has  three  spots.  Did  she  tear  her  dress  tliere  on  the 
tiicks  ?  Pay  the  tax.  For  a  time,  tares  and  thyme  grew  on  that 
tract  of  land.  They  tracked  tlie  team  through  the  snow.  The 
brooks  teem  with  fish.  AVlien  I  tied  the  child,  its  tears  moved 
me.  The  boxes  were  j)laced  in  tiers,  near  the  tide.  A  throe  of 
pain  threw  him  into  a  fit.  They  throw  stones.  The  king  on  liis 
throne  told  a  servant  to  toll  the  bell  at  two  o'clock.  A  toad  was 
thrown  into  the  room,  lie  towed  the  boat,  lie,  too,  hurt  his  toe 
on  the  load  of  tow.  Tole  the  slicep  with  salt.  lie  gave  a  ton  of 
hay  for  a  tun  of  wine. 

10.  Tlic  vale  is  shady.  She  wears  a  green  veil.  The  vail  of  the 
temjilc  was  rent.  The  vane  on  the  steeple  is  made  of  wood. 
"Would  the  vain  man  o])en  a  vein  in  his  arm  ?  Boys  wade  in  the 
brook.  lie  Avcigliod  tlie  wether,  and  told  its  weight.  Wait  till  a 
wale  is  woven  in  the  cloth.  l)o  not  weep  and  wail.  Moons  wane 
or  waste.  A  Avain,  or  wagon,  is  in  the  way.  I  saw  his  waist 
above  the  wave.  Waive  the  question.  Weigh  the  wares.  Wear 
a  black  hat.  Tlie  weak  woman  will  not  Avean  her  child  this  week. 
The  weather  will  be  wet,  1  ween. 


WORDS    IMPROPERLY    USED    FOR    EACH    OTHER. 

1.  Accept',  except';  addi'tion,  cdrtion;  air,  hve; 
S7ms,  ai-ms;  aloud',  allowed';  aiit,  A?nit;  up' posits, 
op'  po  sit<3 ;  ap  pra/se',  ap  prist'' ;  ar'  rant,  er'  rand*^;  Ax, 
acts;  ba'c<?n,  h^a'con;  LAr'on,  LAr'ren;  br4n,  brand; 
brid'al,  bri'dk;  burst  (b§i-st),  bilst. 

2.  Ct\/lc,   cork;    rap'ital,   ct\p'itol;    car' at,   car' rot 
eel' cry,  sal'ary ;  cen'sor,  c^ns'er;  chii/r,  clie<?r;  cAol'- 
er,  col'lar;   c/<6'ral,  cor'al;   coun'cil,  coun'sel;  coun'- 
cilor,  coun'selor;    cow'rier,  ciir'ricr;    cur' rant,  cur'- 
rent;  cyin'bal,  sym'bol. 


WORDS    IMPROPERLY    USED.  157 

niiite,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

3.  Desert',    des  sSrtT,    da'al,    du'el;    emerge',   iin 
niergt^';  em' i neat,  im'minent;  expect',  suspect';  f^r, 
fur   (fer);    form' ally,    for'merlj;    gam'bk,   gam'bol; 
gen'ius,    ge'mis;    grfs'ly,    gris2!'ly;    hut/",   hoof;    i'dl^, 
V  dol ;  in  gen  ions  (in  jen'  yus),  in  gen'  u  ous. 

4.  Jest,  just;  laz^d,  lord;  lean,  lien  (le'en);  lest,  le«st; 
li^,  lay;  Iin' e  anient,  lin'iment;  loose,  16s<3 ;  Ibio'er, 
\br^  mM'al,  med'dk;  met'al,  met'tk;  mik,  mild; 
mis  sal,  mis'silc;  of  (6v),  off;  ot'tar,  ot'ter. 

5.  Ped'al,  ped'dk;  pend'ant,  pend'ent;  pres'ident, 
prec'edent;  pil'lar,  jDil'loiw;  pint,  point;  pis' til,  pis'- 
tol;  pit' led,  pit' ted;  prin'cipal,  prin'cipk;  profit, 
l^ropli'  et ;  propli'  e  sy,  propli'  e  cy ;  rid'  isli,  red'  disli ; 
re  ceipt',  rec'i  pe  ;  roar,  roto'  er. 

6.  Set,  sit ;  sects,  sex ;  sensd,  since ;  sought  (sat),  sort ; 
st/i' tion  a  ry,  sta'tionery;  stat'ue,  stat'ure,  stat'ut<?,j 
tuTents,  tal'ons;  trav'el,  trav'ail;  vi'al,  vi'ol;  wick, 
week;  wea&'er,  wheflier;  with'er,  whifli'er. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  Except  you  make  an  addition  to  your  poems,  he  will  not  ac- 
cept a  copy  of  a  new  edition.  They  are  singing  an  air.  After  his 
arms  were  injured,  he  received  alms.  He  was  allowed  to  read 
aloud.  My  aunt  stepped  on  an  ant.  The  argument  is  apposite  to 
the  case.  My  house  is  opposite  to  the  church.  H  he  appraise  the 
goods,  I  will  apprise  you.  Send  that  arrant  lad  on  an  errand.  IIo 
concealed  my  ax  in  the  hran.  His  acts  brand  him  with  infamy. 
We  saw  the  beacon,  while  eating  bacon.  The  baron  has  barren 
acres.  I  saw  a  bust  oi  the  bride,  at  the  bridal  feast.  Will  you  buy 
a  bridle  for  your  horse?     I  heard  a  burst  of  applause. 

2.  Calk  the  boat.  Cork  the  jug.  A  capital  crime  was  com- 
mitted in  the  capitol.  That  pearl  weighs  a  c&r'it.  If  he  receive 
his  salary,  he  will  buy  some  carrots  and  some  celery.  The  censor 
was  swinging  a  censer.  When  he  rises  from  his  chair,  they  will 
cheer  him.  A  stiff  collar  excited  his  choler.  Hear  the  choral 
songsters.  Buy  a  coral  ring.  Counsel  him  not  to  visit  the  coun- 
cil.    A  counselor  at  law  was  ippoioted  a  councilor.     The  couriei 


158  NATION AI,    rilONOUNCINO    SPF.I.LKli. 


ige,  At,  ait,  all,  biirc,  a.sk  ;    1116,  6uii,  err ;    ice,  in  ;   old,  on,  d5. 


lost  a  letter.  The  cnrrier  "will  color  the  leather.  The  curraRt-bush 
was  Lome  away  hy  the  current.  Play  on  tlie  cymbal.  The  lion  in 
a  symbol  of  courage. 

3.  Do  not  desert,  at  dessert.  Dual  means  two.  They  fought  a 
duel.  If  you  immerge  the  dog  in  the  water,  he  will  emerge  un- 
harmed. That  eminent  man  is  in  imminent  danger.  1  expect  that 
she  will  suspect  the  truth  of  my  story.  I  said  tar,  not /<//•.  For- 
merly his  business  was  done  formally.  Lambs  gambol.  Men 
should  not  gamble.  His  genius  enabled  him  to  determine  to  what 
genus  the  j)lant  belongs.  I  .saw  his  grisly  face  wlien  he  was  eating 
the  gristly  meat.  Tlie  bread  hulls.  Beware  of  the  colt's  lioof. 
That  idle  man  worships  an  idol.  My  friend  is  ingenious  and  in- 
genuous. 

4.  li  is  no  Jest  for  the  lord  of  that  mansion  to  laud  a  just  tenant. 
That  lean  man  has  a  lien  on  my  land.  Do  not  touch  the  le;ust 
thing,  lest  you  otTend.  Tliey  lie,  not  A///,  on  the  bed.  Mark  the 
lincanients  of  liis  body.  Buy  some  liniment.  Did  he  lose  the  loose 
t^hects  of  the  book?  Lower  the  price  of  books,  that  I  may  indulge 
my  love  of  lore.  I)o  not  meddle  with  my  medal.  Gold  is  a  metal. 
Tliat  horse  has  true  mettle.  The  mild  girl  walked  a  mile.  She 
read  the  missal.  lie  threw  a  missile.  The  otter  bore  off  a  fi-^h. 
Buy  otiar  of  roses. 

5.  Peddle  fruit.  The  organist  has  broken  the  i)edal.  She  has 
pendants  in  her  ears.  The  rock  is  pendent.  The  president  quotes 
u  precedent.  Place  a  pillow  against  the  pillar.  The  point  of  my 
knife  is  broken.  lie  drank  a  pint  of  milk.  Describe  the  pistil  of 
the  flower.  Fire  the  pi,>tol.  I  pitied  her,  she  was  so  ]>itted  hy  the 
small-pox.  The  ])rincipal  of  the  scliool  maintained  this  principle 
of  law.  Tlie  jjrophet  did  not  la'nor  for  lunlit.  I  proi)hesy  that 
iier  prophecy  will  fail.  The  radi>li  had  a  letldish  hue.  He  ac- 
knowledged tiie  receipt  of  the  recipe.  Tlie  rower  heard  the  roar 
of  the  wind. 

(').  Tlie  sun  set,  not  sdt.  The  male  sex  only  can  become  mem- 
bers of  those  sects.  Since  he  learned  that  tliat  sort  of  ])eoi)le  are 
wanting  in  sense,  he  has  sought  otlrers.  IJuy  stationery  for  the 
stati(uiary  court.  Owing  to  the  mighty  stature  of  the  man,  his 
statue  could  not  ])e  jilaced  in  the  niche.  All  must  observe  tlie 
statutes  of  the  state.  Will  his  talents  ])rotect  him  from  the  eagle's 
t.'dons?  Ilcr  tiavail  is  past.  Buy  a  vial  of  ink  and  a  bass  viol. 
If  the  weather  be  good,  declare  wlntbcr  yon  will  go  or  not.  If 
the  plants  wither,  whither  will  you  bear  them? 


ACCKNT    i:f    CKKTAIX    WOKDS.  159 

iui\te,  up,  full.— 6  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  h  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dli  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azuFO. 


ACCENT    IN    CERTAIN    WORDS. 

Dissyllables,  when  used  as  nouns  or  adjectives,  having  the  accent  on 
the  first  syllable  ;  and  when  used  as  verbs,  on  the  second. 

1.  Ab'sent,  absent';  tib'stract,  abstract';  ^c'ccnt, 
accent';  affix,  affix';  a?^g'ment,  augment';  ceni'ent, 
cement';  coV  league,  colleague';  col'lcct,  collect'; 
com' pound,  compound';  con' cert,  concert'. 

2.  CoiVcret^,  concrete';  con' duct,  conduct';  con'- 
l\ne,  confine';  con'flict,  conflict';  con' serve,  conserve'; 
con' sort,  consort';  con' test,  contest';  con' tract,  con- 
tract'; con'trjist,  con  trast';  con' verse,  con  verse' ;  con'- 
vert,  convert';  con'vict,  convict';  con'voj,  convoy'. 

3.  Des'ert,  desert';  des'cant,  descant';  di'gest,  di- 
gest'; es'cort,  escort';  es'say,  essay';  ex' port,  export'; 
d'x' tract,  extract';  fer'ment,  ferment';  fre'quont,  fre- 
quent'; gal'knt,  gallant';  im'port,  import';  im'press, 
im  pres.s';  in' cense,  incense';  in' crease,  increase';  in''- 
sult,  in  suit';   fn'tcrdJct,  interdict'. 

4.  Ob'jcct,  object';  per' fume,  perfume';  pre' fix, 
prefix';  prenn'ise,  ])vemise';  pres'ent,  present';  prod'- 
uce,  produce';  prog'ress,  progress';  proj'ect,  project'; 
pr6'te?t,  protest'. 

5.  Keb'el,  rebel';  rec'ord,  record';  refuse,  refuse'-, 
sub'ject,  subject';  sur'name,  surname';  sur  ve j  (ser'va), 
survey';  tor'ment,  torment';  trans'fer,  transfer';  trans'- 
port,  transport';  lap' start,  upstart'. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  "Why  does  your  absent  friend  absent  himself?  Did  he  ab- 
stract an  abstract  of  your  speecli  from  tlie  desl<  ?  Note  tlie  mark 
of  accent,  and  accent  tlie  right  syllable.  Affix  an  affix  to  that 
word.  Secure  an  augment  to  tiio  army.  Pciin  augments  the 
stream.     Buy  some  ccm'ent,  and  cement  the  glass.     My  colleague 


IGU  NATIONAL    I'UONOUNCING    SPKLLEK. 

Age,  dt,  ait,  All,  b;\re,  isk ;  mh,  ^nd,  ^ir ;   Ice,  in  ;  old,  ftii,  d5. 

is  speaking.  Read  the  collect.  Collect  the  taxes.  Compound  the 
drugs.  Man  is  a  compound  of  liesli  and  spirit.  Attend  the  con- 
cert.    Concert  measures. 

2.  Gold  is  a  porous  concrete.  Blood  concretes  in  a  bo"vvl.  llis 
conduct  was  good.  Conduct  your  affairs  with  i)rudence.  The 
army  will  not  pass  the  confines  of  tlie  state.  Confine  the  criminal. 
Tiie  conflict  was  bloody.  The  laws  conflict.  The  conserve  is 
good.  Conserve  the  fruit.  Will  your  consort  consi)rt  with  another? 
The  contest  was  perilous.  Contest  the  claim.  The  contract  is 
void.  Moisture  contracts  a  rope.  Observe  the  contrast  between 
a  well-bred  man  and  a  clown.  The  shrub  contrasts  finely  with 
the  oak.  Converse  with  each  other.  Hold  converse  with  nature. 
Convert  ice  into  water.  The  convert  is  zealous.  Convict  the  con- 
vict of  his  error.     Tlie  convoy  will  convoy  the  fleet. 

3.  Desert  us  not  in  the  desert.  The  bird  sung  her  descant. 
People  descant  on  your  acts.  Read  the  digest.  Digest  your  re- 
ply. The  escort  will  escort  the  king.  Did  lie  essay  to  write  an 
essay?  They  will  export  our  exports.  Read  an  extract.  Extract 
a  tooth.  Beer  will  ferment,  if  you  put  a  forment  into  it.  lie  made 
frequent  visits  to  the  fort.  ]le  IVciiuents  dram-shops.  The  gallant 
youth  will  gallant  the  lady.  Do  you  understand  the  import  of  his 
words?  We  imjiort  teas.  Impress  that  fact  on  his  mind.  The 
age  bears  his  impress.  Earnest  prayer  is  an  inccns<!  tliat  can  never 
incense  Deity.  My  increase  is  taken  to  increase  your  wealth.  His 
insult  did  not  move  mo.  Do  not  insult  my  frioiid.  That  interdict 
is  just.     Our  laws  should  interdict  the  sale  of  rum. 

4.  If  you  remove  that  object,  1  will  not  object  to  the  place.  Per- 
fume the  room  with  rich  perfume.  Prefix  a  pretis  to  that  word. 
One  j)remise  is  false.  I  premise  these  remarks  that  you  may  know 
why  I  jire^ent  tiiis  subject  on  the  ])restMit  occasion.  Tlie  farmer 
will  jinxluce  produce  enough  for  his  family.  If  that  project  fail, 
lie  will  project  another.  Tiic  ships  progress.  lie  is  commended 
for  Ills  progress  in  learning,  lie  protests  against  your  vote.  The 
l)rotest  of  the  minority  was  not  respected. 

5.  Why  did  that  rebel  rebel?  Record  the  name.  The  records 
are  lost.  Did  he  refuse  to  accept  the  refuse  i)ai)ers?  That  subject 
of  di>cu>ision  would  subject  you  to  annf)yancc.  If  he  desire  a  sur- 
name, 1  will  surname  him  Simple.  He  took  a  survey  of  the  har- 
bor. Survey  the  land.  Avoid  the  ])lace  of  torment.  Torment 
me  not.  Transfer  your  right  to  the  land.  Is  the  transfer  legal? 
Transj)ort  that  upstart  in  the  first  transport  that  sails. 


KULES    FOR    SPELLING.  101 


mute,  up,  fulL— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  ffais  ;  azure. 

KULES  FOR  SPELLING. 

1.  Words  of  one  syllable  ending  in/,  Z,  or  s,  preceded 
bv  a  single  vowel,  double  the  final  consonant ;  as,  staff, 
mill,  nuiff. 

Exceptions. — As,  gas,  has,  was,  clef,  yes,  his,  if,  is,  this,  of,  us, 
pus,  til  us. 

2.  Words  of  one  syllable  ending  in  any  other  con- 
sonant than/",  I,  or  s,  do  not  double  the  final  letter;  as, 
fan,  bed,  sun. 

ExcEiTiONS. — Add,  burr,  butt,  buzz,  ebb,  egg,  err,  fuzz,  inn, 
odd. 

3.  Words  of  one  syllable,  and  words  accented  on  the 
last  syllable,  when  they  end  with  a  single  consonant, 
preceded  by  a  single  vowel,  double  their  consonant 
before  an  additional  syllable  that  begins  with  a  vowel ; 
as,  rob,  robber ;  connnit,  committee. 

Exceptions. — When  the  derivative  retains  not  the  accent  of  the 
root,  the  final  consonant  is  not  always  doubled;  as,  jjrefer',  pref- 
erence; infer',  inference.  X^  2,  and  k  are  never  doubled  in  Eng- 
lisii  words.  Words  derived  from  gas  have  only  one  s;  as,  gas, 
ga.s'es. 

4.  A  final  consonant,  when  it  is  not  preceded  by  a 
single  vowel,  or  when  the  accent  is  not  on  the  last  syl- 
lable, remains  single  before  an  additional  syllable ;  as, 
toil,  toiling;  peril,  perilous. 

5.  Words  of  one  syllable  and  English  verbs  end  not 
with  c,  but  take  ck  for  double ;  as,  rock,  attack :  but, 
in  general,  words  derived  from  the  learned  languages 
need  not  the  k,  and  common  use  discards  it ;  as,  music, 
public. 

Exceptions. — Arc,  lac,  ore,  zinc. 

6.  Words  ending  with  any  double  letter,  preserve  it 

double  before  any  additional  termination  not  beginning 

11 


1G2  NATIONAL    I'UOXOUXCIXG    SPELLER, 

ige,  4t,  lit,  Sll,  bare,  4sk ;   m6,  I'nd,  ^rr ;   ice,  In  ;   old,  on,  do. 

witli  the  same  letter;  as,  see,  seeing;  hill,  hilly;  skill, 
skil  It'll  1. 

7.  Words  ending  with  any  double  letter,  preserve  it 
double  in  all  words  formed  from  them  by  means  of  pre- 
fixes; as,  sec,  foresee  ;  spell,  misspell ;  roll,  unroll. 

8.  Words  of  more  than  one  syllable  that  end  in  L  ex- 
copt  those  that  are  formed  from  monosyllables  ending 
in  //,  terminate  witli  a  single  / ;  as,  excel,  control. 

9.  Primitive  words  ending  in  a  silent  <?,  omit  e  before 
an  additional  syllable  beginning  with  a  vowel ;  as,  re- 
move, removal ;  idle,  idling. 

ExcEi'TioNs. — Word-s  ending  in  ce  or  ge^  retain  the  e  before  ahle 
or  ous\  as,  trace,  traceable  ;  outrage,  outrageous.  Tlie  e  is  retained 
in  verbs  ending  in  oe  and  ee;  as,  shoe,  shoeing;  see,  seeing.  Singe, 
swingp,  and  tinge  retain  the  e  when  foHowed  by  ing\  as,  singe, 
singei.i>g. 

10.  Primitive  words  ending  in  silent  e  usually  retain 
e  before  an  additional  syllable  beginning  with  a  con- 
sonant; as,  pale,  paleness  ;  change,  changeful. 

Exceptions. — Awful,  argument,  abridgment,  acknowledgment, 
duly,  judgment,  truly,  wholly. 

11.  Primitive  words  ending  in  y/,  ])receded  by  a  con- 
sonant, change  the  y  into  i  before  any  termination  but 
'*,  or  one  commencing  with  / ;  as,  merry,  merrier ;  pity, 
])itiless. 

Exceptions. — The  y  is  retained  in  words  derived  from  dry  and 
shy ;  as,  dry,  dryly ;  shy,  shyness. 

12.  Primitive  words  ending  in  ?/,  ])receded  by  a 
vowel,  do  not  change  y  into  i  before  additional  termina- 
tions ;  as,  day,  days;  joy,  joyful.  AVhen  vV/y  is  jidded  to 
words  ending  in  ?/,  llie  y  is  retained  ;  as,  (h-fy,  defying, 

ExcKPTioNS. — Daily,  laid,  lain,  paid,  said,  saitli. 

13.  Coin]>ound  woi-ds  usually  retain  the  spelling  of 
tlie  snn])le  words  which  compose  them;  as,  horse-man, 
&hell-Hsh. 


RULES    FOR    SPELLIXG.  163 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dli  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

E.KCEPTiONS. — In  permanent  compounds,  or  in  derivative  words 
of  which  tliey  are  not  the  roots^  tiie  words/ «ZZ  and  all  drop  one  l.\ 
as,  handful,  fultill,  alway.s,  withal:  in  temporary  compounds  they 
retain  botli ;  as,  fidl-eyed,  cliock-fuli,  all-wise,  save-all.  When 
used  as  a  prefi.x,  mias  drops  ones;  as,  misspell.  In  the  luxmes  of 
days,  the  word  mass  drojKS  one  s;  as,  Christmas.  Pastime  drops 
an  s.  Shepherd,  wherever,  and  whosever,  drop  an  e ;  and  where= 
fore  and  therefore  assume  one. 

Require  pupils  to  give  reasons,  in  accordance  with  the  rules  and  ex- 
ceptions, for  the  manner  iu  which  the  words  are  spelled  in  the  following 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  If  his  stiff  staff  and  tlie  muff  be  at  the  mill,  I  will  get  them  as 
I  pass.  This  class  is  full.  Burn  the  gas.  If  you  hiss,  puss  will 
run  off. 

2.  My  son  ate  an  egg  in  the  inn.  If  he  add  the  numbers,  he  will 
not  err.     That  odd  lad  has  fuzz  on  his  coat. 

3.  A  robber  robbed  the  foppish  squatter.  It  is  his  preference 
that  you  commit  the  business  to  a  committee.  After  his  acquittal, 
the  swimmer  owned  that  he  committed  the  crime. 

4.  I  visited  the  toiling  mechanic.  The  violist  made  a  perilous 
descent.     Equalize  tJie  labor. 

5.  I  found  some  zinc  on  the  wreck.  He  broke  the  rack  on  a 
rock.     The  maniac  will  attack  you.     The  public  like  music. 

6.  The  wooer  passed  many  blissful  moments.  Ihe  pasture  is 
hilly,  and  almost  grassless.  lie  acted  oddly,  and  spoke  gruffly. 
My  agreeable  friend  noticed  your  recklessness  and  embarrassment. 

7.  I  foretell,  if  you  recall  him,  that  he  will  misspell  the  word.  I 
foresee,  if  you  do  not  rei)ass  that  house,  that  he  will  forestall  your 
purchase,  and  undersell  you. 

8.  The  consul  says  that  the  leader  f)f  that  cabal'  is  a  rebel.  I 
will  control  the  damsel  until  you  arrange  the  contract.  That  k)g- 
ical  argument  will  dispel  her  fear,  and  render  her  mind  trani]uil. 

9.  Though  the  conduct  of  that  admirable  and  adorable  girl  be 
blamable,  1  do  not  deem  it  advisable  to  censure  her.  The  scene  is 
imaginable,  describable,  and  com'parable.  The  question  is  debata- 
ble, and  the  decision  reversible.  TJie  fire  is  singeing  that  valual)le 
dress.  That  agreeable  and  peaceable  smith  is  slioeing  a  manage- 
able and  serviceable  horse. 

10.  The  life  of  that  nameless  man  was  peaceful.  That  careless 
and  graceless  girl  acted  rudely.  What  incitement,  or  encourage- 
ment, has  he  to  submit  tamely  to  her  management?     That  lad'a 


IGt  NATI<»XAL    1•K0^'0L"^'UING    SI'iiLLKK. 

ige,  kt,  art,  Sll,  blre,  4sk ;  mi,  Snd,  ^rr ;   Ice,  fn  ;  6ld,  6u,  d6. 

idleness  and  rtuleiiess  are  wholly  chargeable  to  his  parents.  Your 
acknowledjrmeiit  was  duly  receivetl.  An  aliridgineut  of  his  argu- 
ment will  enable  yon  to  I'orin  a  correct  judgment.  To  ine,  the  ap- 
proach of  death  is  truly  awful. 

11.  His  pitiful  ambition  hajipily  provoked  her  merriment.  Her 
giddiness  and  merciless  conduct  luckily  Justify  my  course.  Her 
shyness  and  the  dryness  of  his  remark  verified  the  report. 

12.  Her  betrayer  delayed  his  return.  His  boyish  freaks  de- 
stroyed my  enjoyment.  ^Yllat  lie  said,  wlien  verifying  tlie  state- 
ment, was  edifying.  He  paid  his  debts  daily.  While  occupying 
iny  house,  he  is  multiplying  luy  troubles. 

I'J.  Tiie  horseman  found  the  snow  knee-deep.  The  innkeeper 
will  buy  sliell-fish.  I  found  six  handfuls  of  plums  under  tlie  plum- 
tree.  Always  fultill  the  laws  of  the  all-wise  Lawgiver.  Do  not 
misspell  the  following  w^rds:  Christmas,  pastime,  shepherd,  wher- 
ever, whosever,  wherefore,  therefore. 


CAPITAL  LETTERS. 

1.  Tlie  iirst  word  of  eveiy  piece  of  writing  slioiild 
begin  with  a  ca})it{il  letter. 

2.  The  first  M'ord  of  every  sentence  should  begin 
with  a  capital  letter;  as,  The  rose  is  beantiful.  Is  the 
lily  beautifid  i 

3.  Tiie  first  word  of  every  line  of  poetry  should  begin 
with  a  capital  letter ;  as, 

Tell  all  above 

And  all  below 
The  debt  of  love 

To  Him  we  owe. 

4.  Names  of  the  Deitv  and  of  Jesus  Christ  shoidd 
begin  with  a  capital  letter;  as,  God,  Jeho\ah,  Lord,  the 
Eternal,  the  All-wise,  the  Holy  Spirit;  the  Messiah,  the 
Anointed,  the  Son,  the  Saviour,  the  Holy  One. 

5.  Titles  of  hoTior  and  resj)ect,  either  addressed  t(> 
persons  in  exalted  stations  or  (lescri])tive  of  them,  usu- 
ally begin  with  capital  letters;  as.  My  Lord,  my  Lady, 
dear  Sir,  respected  Friend  ;  Her  Majesty,  Tlis  Honor, 
Vour  Grace,  the  President  of  the  United  States, 


CAl'ITAL    LETfEKS.  105 

mute,  up,  full.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  azure. 

6.  All  proper  names  and  adjectives  derived  from 
them  should  begin  with  a  capital  letter ;  as,  James  and 
Ilenrj  are  English  boys.  WiUiam  bought  his  French 
boots  in  Kew  York. 

7.  The  pronoun  /,  and  interjection  6>,  should  always 
bo  capitals. 

8.  Tlie  names  of  the  months  and  the  days  of  the  week 
should  always  begin  with  a  capital  letter ;  as,  January, 
Monday. 

9.  Tlie  names  of  inanimate  beings,  when  used  to  rep- 
resent persons,  should  begin  with  capitals ;  as, 

The  Winter  is  cold,  the  "Winter  is  gray, 
But  he  hath  not  a  sound  on  liis  tongue  to-day : 
The  son  of  the  stormy  Autumn,  lie 
Totters  about  on  a  palsied  knee. 

10.  The  first  word  of  an  example,  and  of  a  quotation, 
when  it  is  in  a  direct  form,  should  begin  with  a  capital 
letter ;  as,  His  reply  was :  '"  I  love  my  country." 

11.  The  nouns  and  principal  words  in  the  title  of  a 
book  should  begin  with  a  capital  letter;  as,  "Aids  to 
English  Composition.'' 

12.  The  subject  of  a  composition,  or  any  words  to 
which  it  is  desired  to  give  importance,  should  com- 
mence with  a  capital  letter;  as.  His  letter  was  with 
reirard  to  the  Proceedinire  of  the  Senate  and  House  ot' 
llepresentatives. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1,  2.  November  comes.     The  flowers  are  all  dead.     The  grass  is 
pale  and  white.     Tlie  wind  has  blown  the  dry  leaves  into  heap-^. 
Tlie  crow  calls  from  the  higli  tree-top.     The  sound  of  dropping 
huts  is  heard  in  the  woods. 
3,  4.  To  God  the  Father's  throne 

Your  hiirhest  honors  raise; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son  ; 
To  God  tlie  Si)irit,  ))raise; 
"With  all  our  powers.  Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  siiiiT,  wliile  faith  adores. 


IGG  NATIONAL    I'KONOL'NCING    SI'ELLKU. 

ige,  &t,  art,  Cill.  bare,  ask  ;    mh,  ind,  err ;    icc,  !n  ;   «)lil,  on,  (15. 

If  in  tlie  darksome  AviUl  I  stray, 
Be  Tliou  uiy  Light,  be  TLou  my  Way; 
No  foes,  uo  violence,  I  fear. 
No  harm,  wliile  Thou,  my  God,  art  near. 
5-8.  Professor  Longfellow  and  His  Excellency  the  Governor  of 
Massachusetts  will  address  the  meeting.    Brother  James  and  Uncle 
•Henry  will  dine  with  us  at  the  American  IJotel  on  Tuesday,  the 
11th  of  February.     0,  that  I  could  merit,  dear  Sir,  your  friend- 
ship!    A  gentleman  from  the  East  visited  the  city   of  London. 
Did  he   vi;,it  New  York  City?     Will  a  Christian  labor  on  New 
Year's  Day  ? 

0,  10.  The  fiun  walks  upon  the  blue  sea-waters.  Science  and 
Art,  and  Learning  pale,  all  crown  my  thoughts  with  tiowers. 
Winter  weds  with  Spring.  The  tyrant  Tempest  is  coming.  Arise, 
and  shake  otf  your  tears,  Ashes  and  Oaks  of  a  thousand  years. 
Thunder  and  Tempest  and  Lightning  pale,  leap  from  your  caverns, 
and  cry,  "Ai.i.  ILvii.."  An  author  beautifully  writes,  "Storms 
shall  sob  themselves  to  sleep.  Silence  shall  lind  a  voice.  Death 
shall  live.  Life  shall  rejoice,  Winter  shall  break  forth  and  blossom 
into  Spring,  Spring  shall  i)Ut  on  her  glorious  apparel,  and  be  called 
Sunnner."  The  words,  literally  translated,  were  these:  "The 
winds  roared,  and  the  i-aius  IVII,  wiieu  the  iioor  white  man,  faint 
and  weary,  came  and  sat  under  our  tree." 

11,  12.  I  have  read  "Prescott's  History  of  Mexico."  "Gray's 
Elegy  in  a  Country  Churchyard"  is  perhaps  the  finest  poem  of 
llie  kind  in  the  English  or  any  other  language.  His  speech  was 
with  regard  to  the  Effects  of  the  Ileformation. 


>fAPKS  rSED  IX  WRITTEN  LANGUAGE. 

1.  TiiK  Comma  [,]  marks  the  smallest  division  of  a 
Bcntciico,  and  usually  rc[)resents  the  shortest  i)ause. 

2.  Tmh  Skmicolon  [;]  separates  such  i)arts  of  a  sen- 
tence as  are  somewhat  less  clost'ly  coniu'cted  than  those 
divided  hy  a  coinnia,  and  jepresents  a  Ioniser  pause. 

.'>.  Tmk  Colon  [:]  sci)arates  i)arts  of  a  sentence  less 
coimected  than  those  which  are  divided  by  a  semicolon, 
and  rcpivsents  a  lon<i;ei'  ])ause. 

■L  1'nr:  Pkuiod  ['.]  is  ])laced  at  ihc  close  of  a  declara- 
tive sentence,  and  usually  represents  a  full  stop.     It 


MAKKS    USKD    IN    "WKITTKN    LANGUAGE.  167 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 

must  be  used  after  every  abbreviated  word ;  as,  Geo. 
Stevens,  Esq, 

5.  The  Interrogation  Point  [?]  shows  tbat  a  question 
IS  asked  ;  as,  Do  you  love  flowers  ? 

6.  The  Exclamation  Point  [!]  is  placed  after  words 
that  express  surprise,  astonishment,  admiration,  and 
other  strong  feelings ;  as,  "  Alas,  my  noble  boy !  that 
thou  sliouldst  die !" 

7.  The  Dash  [ — ]  is  used  when  a  sentence  breaks  of? 
abruptly ;  when  there  is  an  unexpected  turn  -in  senti- 
ment ;  and  wlien  a  long  or  signiticant  pause  is  required. 

8.  Marks  of  Parenthesis  (  )  are  used  when  an  ex- 
pression which  interrupts  the  progress  of  a  sentence  is 
introduced;  as,  I  liave  seen  charity  (if  cliarity  it  may 
be  called)  insult  with  an  air  of  pity. 

9.  Brackets  []  are  chiefly  used  to  inclose  w^ords  that 
serve  to  explain  one  or  more  words  of  a  sentence,  or  to 
point  out  a  reference  ;  as,  Washington  [tlie  Father  of  his 
Country]  made  this  remark.  You  will  And  an  account 
of  the  creation  in  the  Bible.     [See  Genesis,  chap,  i.] 

10.  Marks  of  Quotation  ["  '^]  are  used  to  sliow  that 
the  real  or  supposed  words  of  an  author,  or  a  speaker, 
are  quoted;  as,  Socrates  said,  "I  believe  that  the  soul 
is  immortal."  These  marks  may  be  omitted  when  the 
matter  taken  is  not  given  in  the  exact  words  of  the 
author ;  as,  Socrates  said  that  he  believed  in  the  im- 
mortality of  the  soul. 

11.  The  Index,  or  Hand  [2:^^],  points  out  a  pas- 
sage for  special  attention  ;  as,  ''  '^^^  All  orders  will  be 
promptly  and  cai-efully  attended  to." 

12.  An  Apostrophe  ['],  a  mark  distinguished  from  a 
comma  by  being  placed  above  the  line,  denotes  the 
omission  of  one  or  more  letters  ;  as,  'Tis,  for  it  is  ;  M-ho'd, 
for  who  woukl.  It  is  also  used  before  s  in  the  sino-ular 
number,  and  after  s  in  the  plural,  to  indicate  possession  ; 
as,  Cora's  rose,  bovs'  hats. 


IGS  NATIONAL   PKONOUKCING    SPKLLfclli. 

ige,  it,  ht,  ill,  bi\re,  isk ;   m^,  6nd,  err ;   Ice,  in ;   6ld,  6n,  do. 

13.  The  Caret  [,\]  is  used  only  in  writing,  to  point 
to  letters  or  words  above  it  that  were  accidentally  omit- 

t    bis 

ted  :  as,  Let  me  scr achieves  out ! 

14.  Marks  of  Elipsis  [ ....  ****]  are  formed 

by  means  of  a  long  dash,  or  of  a  succession  of  periods 
or  stars  of  various  lengths,  and  are  used  to  indicate  the 
omission  of  letters  in  a  word,  of  words  in  a  sentence,  or 

of  one  or  more  sentences;  as.  Friend  C s  is  in  trouble. 

"Tliou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
and  witli'all  thy  soul,  ....  and  thy  neighbor  as  thyself." 
"  Charity  suffereth  long,  and  is  kind ;  *  *  *  *  Bearetli 
all  things,  believeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things." 

15.  The  Hyphen  [-]  is  chiefly  used  to  unite  the  words 
of  which  a  compound  is  formed,  when  each  of  them  re- 
tains its  original  accent ;  as,  I  thank  the  all'-wise'  God 
for  the  in'censc-breath'ing  morn.  It  is  placed  after  a 
syllable  ending  a  line,  to  show  that  the  remainder  of  the 
word  begins  the  next  line. 

10.  The  Section  [§]  is  sometimes  used  to  divide  books 
or  chapters  into  smaller  ])ortions. 

17.  The  Paragraph  [^[]  is  sometimes  used  to  indi- 
cate a  paragraph,  or  subdivision,  in  writing. 

18.  Marks  of  E.efp:rknce. — The  Asterisk,  or  Star  [*], 
the  Obelisk,  or  Dagger  [f],  the  Double  Dagger  [:}:],  the 
Section  [§],  Parallel  Lines  [f],  and  the  Paragraph  [^], 
are  used,  in  the  order  here  presented,  wlien  references 
are  made  to  remarks  or  notes  in  the  margin,  at  the  bot- 
tom of  the  page,  or  some  other  })art  of  the  book.  Let- 
ters and  figures,  however,  arc  now  more  generally  used 
for  marks  of  reference. 

1[).  The  Mackuon,  or  Lono  ['],  is  ])laced  over  a 
vowel  to  indicate  its  iirst  or  alj)hal)etic  sound ;  as, 
Jlage,  nu",  Ohl. 

2().  The  Breve,  or  Short  ["],  is  placed  over  a  vowel 
U)  indicate  its  second  or  short  sound;  as,  llat,  end,  on. 


MARKS    USED    IN    \V KITTEN    LANGUAGE.  IGD 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  ii  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

21.  The  Di^.resis  ["]  is  placed  over  the  latter  of  two 
vowels  to  show  that  they  are  to  be  pronounced  sepa- 
rately ;  as,  Creator,  aerial.  It  is  sometimes  placed  over 
a  single  vowel  to  show  that  it  ought  not  to  be  merged 
into  a  preceding  syllable ;  as,  Blessed,  aged. 

Dictation  Exercises. 

1.  "Twas  certain  he  could  write,  and  cipher  too."  Sin,  or 
moral  evil,  should  excite  the  greatest  abhorrence.  He,  and  he 
only,  is  worthy  of  our  supreme  atFections.  Sound,  sound  the  tam- 
bourine. Remove,  expel,  the  blustering,  blundering  blockhead! 
The  mind  is  that  which  knows,  feels,  and  thinks.  Honor,  afflu- 
ence, and  pleasure  seduce  the  heart.  The  poor  and  ricii,  and  weak 
and  strong,  have  all  one  Father.  The  twin  sisters.  Piety  and  Po- 
etry, are  wont  to  dwell  together.  Speak  for,  not  against,  these 
princi[)les.  He  who  teaches,  often  learns  himself.  The  eye  that 
sees  all  things,  sees  not  itself.  James  set  out  early,  and,  before 
evening,  arrived  at  our  house.  Boast  not,  ray  dear  friends,  of  to- 
morrow. Come  hither,  Moor.  Shame  being  lost,  all  virtue  is  lost. 
Such,  in  general,  is  the  aspect  of  the  country.  At  the  bottom  of 
the  garden,  a  little  rivulet  ran.  When  beggars  die,  there  are  no 
comets  seen.  Such  as  the  tree  is,  such  will  be  the  fruit.  Man  was 
created  to  search  for  truth,  to  iove  the  beautiful,  to  desire  what  is 
good,  and  to  do  the  best. 

2— i.  Passion  overcomes  shame;  boldness,  fear;  and  madness, 
reason.  Economy  is  no  disgrace ;  for  it  is  better  to  live  on  a  little 
than  to  outlive  a  great  deal.  Religion  must  be  the  spirit  of  every 
hour;  but  it  can  not  be  the  meditation  of  every  hour.  The  noblest 
propliets  and  apostles  have  been  children  once;  lisping  the  speech, 
laughing  the  laugh,  thinking  the  thought,  of  boyhood.  If  we  think 
of  glory  in  the  field;  of  wisdom  in  the  cabinet;  of  the  purest 
patriotism;  of  the  highest  integrity,  public  and  private, — the  au- 
gust figure  of  Washington  presents  itself  as  the  personation  of  all 
these  ideas.  Every  thing  grows  old ;  every  thing  passes  away ; 
every  thing  disappears.  Many  words  are  diff"erently  spelled  in 
Engli.?h;  as.  Inquire,  enquire;  jail,  gaol;  skeptic,  sceptic.  To 
rule  one's  anger  is  well ;  to  prevent  it  is  better.  Men's  evil  man- 
ners live  in  brass:  their  virtues  we  write  in  water.  Laziness 
grows  on  people:  it  begins  in  cobwebs,  and  ends  in  iron  chains. 
Every  one  must,  of  course,  think  his  own  opinions  right;  for,  if  he 
thought  them  wrong,  thev  would  be  no  Ioniser  bis  opinions :  bu» 


170  NATIONAL    PIIONOIJNCING    Sl'KLLEll. 


Age,  it,  irt,  ill,  b^re,  Isk ;   mh,  ind,  err  ;   ke,  In  ;   ild,  6n,  dS. 

there  is  a  wide  difference  between  regarding  ourselves  as  infallible, 
and  being  firmly  convinced  of  the  truth  of  our  creed.  The  dis- 
course consisted  of  two  parts,  in  the  first  was  shown  the  necessity 
«)f  exercise ;  in  the  second,  the  advantages  that  would  result  from  it. 
J.  Wm.  Webb,  jun.,  Esq.,  at  length  became  M.  D.,  A.  M.,  A.  A.  S. 

5-7.  Are  there  not  seasons  of  sj)ring  in  the  moral  world?  and  is 
nt»t  the  present  age  one  of  them  ?  You  say  you  will  repent  to-mor- 
row :  but  are  you  sure  of  to-morrow?  Have  you  one  hour  in  your 
liand?  Have  you  one  minute  at  your  disposal?  Away,  all  ye 
ghosts  and  fiends!  to  your  dark  and  frightful  domains!  Alas! 
those  happy  days  are  gone!  How  beautiful  is  all  this  visible 
world!  how  beautiful  in  its  action  and  itself!  If  you  will  listen,  I 
will  show  you — but  stop!  I  do  not  know  that  you  wish  to  know. 
1  take — eh  !  oh  ! — as  much  exercise — eh  ! — as  I  can.  Madam  Gout. 
To  pull  down  the  false  and  to  build  up  the  true,  and  to  upliold 
what  there  is  of  truth  in  tiie  old, — let  this  be  our  aim.  You  speak 
like  a  boy, — like  a  boy  who  asks  for  the  moon.  There  are  times — 
they  only  can  understand  who  have  known  them — w'hen  passion  is 
dumb,  and  purest  love  reigns.  I  see  iu  this  world  two  heaps — one 
of  hapi)iness,  and  the  other  of  misery. 

8-11.  Whether  writing  prose  or  verse  (for  a  portion  of  the  book 
IS  in  prose),  tlie  author  knows  both  what  to  blot,  and  when  to 
stop.  C'onsider  (and  may  tlie  consideration  sink  deep  into  your 
iieart  \)  the  fatal  conse(iueiices  of  a  wicked  life.  The  captain  had 
several  men  died  |\vho  died]  in  the  sliip.  You  must  be  careful 
(nothing  can  be  well  done  without  care)  not  to  mistake  the  proper 
use  of  brackets.  [See  Pai'kcr  and  Fox's  Grammar. J  ''  Know  th\- 
selt"  is  a  useful  precept.  To  one  who  said,  *■'  I  do  not  believe  tliat 
there  is  an  honest  man  in  the  world,"  another  replied,  "It  is  im- 
possible that  any  one  man  .should  know  all  the  world,  but  quite 
l>()ssible  tliat  one  may  know  himself."  In  the  New  Testament  we 
iiave  the  loiiowing  words:  ".Jesus  unswere<l  the  Jew-*,  'Is  it  not 
•written  in  your  law, — I  said,  Ye  are  gods?'  "  "  |-^^  No  swear- 
ing will  be  permitted  in  this  school." 

12-14.  It  Td  a  tlirone,  I'd  freely  share  it  with  thee.  Go  to,  I'll 
no  more  of  't-  it  hath  made  me  mad.  'Twas  sad  by  fits,  by  starts 
'twas  wild.  Whene'er  I  wander,  'twixt  the  hours  of  twelve  and 
one,  'iriidst  forests  vast  1  seem  to  be,  A  man's  manners  often  in- 
vlieate  his  morals.  Men's  passions,  women's  tenderness,  and  chil- 
dren's joys  affect  him  not.  The  sun  is  the  poet's  and  the  invalid's 
tiit-nd.     Mother's  wag,   (.retty  boy,   father's  sorrow,   father's  j«)y. 

Tlio  ox's  hide  is  not  good  for  ladies'  gloves.     Frit-nd  P- s  lias 

arrived.     I  am  the  Lord  thy  God.  .  .  .    I'liuu  slinlt  hav«>  ao  r Uier 


NAMES    OF    PERSONS.  171 


mite,  up,  f&ll. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fbis  ;  azure. 

gods  before  me.  Remember  tlie  sabbath-day,  to  keep  it  lioly. 
*  *  *  *  For  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven  and  earth,  .... 
and  rested  the  seventh  day :  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  sab- 
6ath-day,  and  hallowed  it. 

15-  21.  O  sailor-boy,  sailor-boy!  peace  to  thy  sOul!  Life-giving 
Religion  conquers  keen  eyed  Revenge.  Soft-eyed  cherub-forms 
around  thee  play.  There  is  a  mother-heart  in  all  children,  as  well 
as  a  child-heart  in  all  mothers.  Ben  Jonson  was  co-6val  with 
Shakspeare.  If,  to-day  or  to-morrow,  1  be  re-instated  in  my  an- 
cient rights,  I  Will  punish  that  ill-bred,  low  minded,  self-seeking, 
gold- worshiping,  man-despising  crowd.  That  aged,  matronly 
woman  found  a  glow-worm*  in  her  bonnet.  I  found  my  day-bookt 
under  an  apple-tree.t  The  Creator  formed  aerial  songsters.  That 
learned!  and  beloved  child  loves  every  winged  thing. 


NAMES    OF   PERSONS. 

MALES. 

Aft'rou,  A'bel,  Abi'el,  Abi'jah,  Ab'ner,  Ad' am, 
A'  bra  liain,  A  dol'  plius,  Al'  bert,  xVl  ex  au'der,  Al'  fred.- 
Alphe'us,  Alon'zo,  Al'vin,  A'mos,  Am'asa,  Am'- 
brose',  An'drew,  An'tAony,  ApoFlos,  Ar'chibaid,  Ar'- 
te  mas,  Ar'thur,  A'sa,  A'saph,  Asli'er,  Angus' tus. 

Bald' win,  Bar'nabas,  Be'la,  Ben'ja  niin,  Ben' edict, 
Beno'ni.,  Beri'ah,  Be  thu'el,  Ca'ieb,  Cal'vin,  Ce'plias, 
Charles,  CAris'topher,  Clar'enee,  Clem'ent,  Con'rad, 
Cy'  rus,  Dan'  i  el,  Da  ri'  us,  Da'  vid. 

Ebene'zer,  Ed' gar,  Ed'mund,  Ed' ward,  Ed' win. 
Eg' bert,   Elea'zar,    Eli'ab,  Eli' as,   Eli'hu,   Eli'jah, 

<^  When  the  first  word  of  a  compound  ends,  and  the  second  begins, 
with  the  same  letter,  they  are  united  by  a  hyphen  ;  as,  Book-keeping, 
ear-ring. 

t  The  hjrphen  is  used  in  all  compounds  ending  with  the  word  tree  or 
book;  as,  Beech  true,  shop-book. 

X  The  Grave  Accent  [^J  is  a  better  mark  to  indicate  that  a  single 
vowel  ought  not  to  be  merged  into  a  preceding  syllable ;  as,  That 
Itiaru^d  and  beloved  child  loves  every  winged  thing. 


172  ^-ATIONAL    PKONOUNCING    SPELLER, 

ige.  At,  iit,  ill,  bare,  ask  ;  m^,  6nd,  eir  ;  ice,  in  ;  Aid,  6n,  do. 

Eli'sha,  Elipli'alet,  E'nocA,  E'nos,  E'phraim,  Eras'- 
tus,  E'tlian,  Eu  gen^^',  Eze'kiel,  Ez'ra. 

Fer'dinand,  Frau'cis,  Frank' lin,  Fred' or  ic,  George, 
Gid'eon,  GiTLert,  God'frey,  Greg'orj,  Gusta'vus, 
Ilan'ni  bal,  Hen'ry,  Ilez  e  lei' ah,  Hi' ram,  Hor'ace,  Ho' 
ta'tio,  Kose'a,  Her' man,  Hu'bert,  Hu(/h,  Hiim'phre}^, 
IcA'  a  bod,  Ig  na'  tins,  I'  ra,  I'  sa«e,  Is'  ra  el. 

Ja'bez,  Ja'cob,  Jai'rns,  James,  Ja'red,  Ja'son,  Jas'- 
l^er,  Jededi'ah,  Jeremi'ah,  Jer'emy,  Jer'ome,  Jes'sc, 
Je'lliro,  Jo' el,  JoAii,  Jo'nah,  Jo'nas,  Jon'a  than,  Jo'- 
seph,  Josh'u  a,  Jo  si' ah,  Jo'tham,  Ju'li  ns. 

Laz'arns,  Lem'u  el,  Leon' ard,  Le'vi,  Lew' is,  Lo  am'- 
mi,  Loren'zo,  Lu'cius,  Luke,  Lu'ther,  Mar'cus,  Mark, 
Mar' tin,  Ma' son,  Mai5'thew,  Ma^Jthi'as,  Mi'cah,  Mi'- 
e/ia  el,  Mo'ses,  Isa'hnm,  Xa'dian,  Na  than' i  el,  Ne  he- 
mi' ah,  NicA'olas,  Ko'ah,  Nor' man. 

Obadi'ah,  O'bed,  Octa'vius,  Ol'iver,  O'tis,  Pat- 
rick, Panl,  Pe'leg,  Pe'rez,  Pe'ter,  Philan'der,  Phil'ip, 
Phi'lo,  Phin'e  as,  Phile'mon,  Ralph,  Kfni'ben,  Pich'- 
ard,  Pob'ert,  Pn'fus,  Sam' son,  Sam' u  el,  Sanl,  Seth, 
Si' las,  Si'mon,  Sim' con,  Sol'omon,  Ste'phen,  Syd'ney, 
Syl  va'  nns,  Syl  ves'  ter. 

Tliad'  de  ns,  Tlie'  o  dore,  Tlie  oph'  i  Ins,  TAom'  as,  Tim'- 
othy,  Ti'tns,  Uri'ah,  Val'entine,  Yin' cent,  Yiv'ian, 
W^ai'ter,  Will'iam,  Win'fred,  Zab'dicl,  ZacAari'ah, 
Zae  cAe'  us,  ZacA'  a  rv. 

FEMALES. 

Ab'i  gail,  Ad'a  line,  A  de'lia,  Ag'nes,  Al'iec,  A  man'da, 
Ame'lia,  An  ge  li'na,  An'na,  Amu',  Ar  a  bel'la,  Ar'ri  a, 
Angus' ta,  Belin'da,  Bet'sy,  Blandhg,  Car' o  line,  Cath'- 
a  rine.  Char  lotte  (shar'lot),  CAris  ti'na,  Clar  is'sa,  Clem- 
en ti'na,  Co'ra,  Cor  de'lia,  Corno'lia,  Cyn'thi  a. 


PREFIXES.  173 

iriite,  up.  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 

Deb'orah,  Do'ra,  Dor'cas,  Dor'o  thy,  E'ditli,  Ereanor, 
Eli'za,  Eliz'abetb,  El'la,  El'len,  Ein'ily,  Em'iua, 
Em' c  line,  Es'tAer,  Eu' genie,  Eu'nice,  Fan'ny,  Flo'ra, 
Fran'ces,  Grace,  Han'nah,  Hai-'ri  et,  Hel'en,  lien  ri  et'ta, 
Hes'ter,  I'da,  Inez,  I'rene,  Is  a  bel'la,  Jane,  Jo  sepli  ine 
(Jo'zef  en),  Ju'ditb,  Ju'lia. 

Lau'  ra,  La  vin'  ia,  Lou  i'  sa,  Lu  cin'  da,  Lii  ere'  tia, 
Lu'cv,  Lyd'i  a,  Mad' e  line,  Mar' ga  ret,  Mari'a,  Ma'ry, 
Mar'tha,  Ma  til'da,  Maud,  Melis'sa,  Min'na,  Mi  ran'da, 
JSTan'cy,  No'ra,  Ol'ive,  Priscil'la,  Ea'cliel,  Eebec'ca, 
EAo'da,  Eutb,  Sal'ly,  Sa'rah,  So  phi' a,  Stel'la,  Su'san, 
Vie  to' ri  a,  Yi  o'la. 

PREFIXES.' 

A  Peefix  is  a  word,  or  part  of  a  word,  placed  before 
another  to  form  with  it  a  new  M^ord. 

A  Prefix  usually  changes  or  Increases  the  meaning  of  a  word  before 
■which  it  is  placed  ;  as  un,  not,  in  wnholy,  which  means  not  holy  ;  though 
it  is  sometimes  used  to  make  a  word  more  euphoniom,  or  agreeable  in 
sound,  without  changing  the  meaning  ;  as  un  in  M?iloose — loose  and 
unloose  meaning  the  same  thing. 

I.    SAXON    OR    ENGLISH    PEEFISES. 

A  means  at,  in,  or  on;  as,  afar,  at  a  far  or  great  distance;  abed, 

in  bed ;  ashore,  on  the  shore. 
Be,  to  male,  he/ore  ;  as  bedim,  to  make  dim ;  Jespeak,  to  speak  (for) 

hefo7'e. 
En  or  EM,  i7i,  into,  on;  also,  to  make  ;  as,  encamp,  to  form  into  a 

camp ;  enroll,  to  place  on  a  roll ;  enable,  to  make  able.     Em 

is  another  form  of  en  ;  as,  embrace. 

'  Pupils  should  he  required  to  thoroughly  master  the  following  Pre- 
fixes and  Affixes  ;  the  Teacher  carefully  explaining  hoiv  they  modify  or 
alter  the  meaning  of  the  words  here  given.  Short  lessons  should  be 
assigned  ;  and  pupils  should  change,  for  each  recitation,  a  given  number 
of  primitive  words,  with  which  they  are  familiar,  into  derivatives,  in- 
troducing them  into  sentences  in  such  a  manner  as  to  illustrate  their 
meaning  and  use. 


J  74:  NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPKLLEK. 

ige,  4t,  art,  ^11,  l)4ie,  isk  ;   mk,  Jad,  ^rr  ;  ice.  Iq  ;   old,  6u,  do. 

For.,  not ;  as  Jbrh'u],  to  bid  7wt  to  do. 

Fore,  before;  ns^foretcW,  to  tt-ll  at  a  time  before. 

I>r,  IX,  to  nuilce  ;  i/«.l>ittei-,  to  viahe  bitter;   i/is^ure,  to  malce  sure. 

Mis,  5afZ,  defective.,  wi'ong ;  misconduct,  had  or  tff/«?c^icc  conduct ; 

«?/«call,  to  call  by  a  xcrong  name. 
Oi'T,  hc7/ond,  more,  out ;  as,  out\\ve,  to  live  beyond  another's  time; 

outbid,  to  bid  more  than  another  ;  outspread,  to  spread  oiitj 

or  open. 
Over,  above.,  beyond ;   as,  or^rcharge,  to  charge  or  fill  above  the 

proper  quantity  ;  orf/reacli,  to  roacli  beyond. 
Un,  not.,  to   loose,  to  undo ;   as  ■unlucky,  not  lucky ;    •unhand,  to 

loose  from  the  hand. 
Up,  vprrard ;  as,  ?/^>heavc,  to  throw  upward. 
"With,  against,  from ;  as,  tc/t/tstand,  to  stand  against;  withhohl, 

to  hold  from. 

II.    I-ATIN    PREFIXES. 

A,  AR,  ABS,  away  from;  as,  abstract,  to  draw  away  ;  avert,  to  turn 
from. 

Ad,  to ;  as,  advert,  to  turn  to.  An  becomes  ac,  ag,  al,  ap,  &c., 
.iccording  as  the  word  to  Avhich  it  is  prefixed  begins  with  c, 
g,  I,  &c. 

Ante,  before;  as,  a/ifedatc,  to  date  before. 

Anti,  against ;  as,  ««tislavery,  against  slavery. 

CiRCUM,  ciRCU,  about,  round  ;  as,  ci>cu?nvolve,  to  roll  round ;  cir- 
cuit, going  about. 

Cis,  0)1  this  side  ;  as,  c/salpine,  on  this  .tide  of  llie  Alps. 

Cox,  together,  with;  as,  conjoin,  to  join  together ;  conform,  to  com- 
ply with.     Cox  sometimes  becomes  co,  cog,  col,  com,  and 

COR. 

CoxTRA,  against;  as,  contradict,  to  speak  against.     Coxtko  and. 

couxTEK  are  other  forms  of  coxtra  ;  as,  controvert,  to  turn 

against;  counteract,  to  act  against. 
De,  down,  from;  as,  ^/^prc'is,  to  press  down  ;  rZcduce,  to  drawjO-om. 
Di,  uiF,  Dis,  away,  deprive  of,  asunder,  not;  as,  r7/vcrt,  to  turn 

away ;  rfmrm,  to  deprive  of  arms;  disjoin,  to  i)art  asunder; 

rZisplease,  not  to  jdease. 
E,  ex,  out;  as,  eject,  to  cast  out;  c.rpel,  to  drive  out.     Ec,  ef,  and 

EI,  are  otiicr  forms  of  ex. 
Extra,  beyond  ;  as,  crtraordinary,  beyond  the  ordinary. 
In  io,  il,  im,  ir,  before  verbs,  signify,  in,  into  ;  but  before  adjeC' 

tives,  not;  as  inhale,  to  hieatlie  iri ;  Vwimure,  to  wall  in; 

tViducc,  to  lead  into;  incorrect,  ?iot correct;  t71cgal,  7iot  legal. 


PREFIX  KS.  175 


mite,  up,  full.— c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ^  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sli ;  fliis  ;  azure. 

Inter,  between ;  as,  m^ervene,  to  come  between;  in-^erpose,  to  place 

between. 
Intro,  in,  into  ;  as,  introduce,  to  lead  into,  to  bring  in. 
JuxTA,  nigh  to  ;  as,  jwa;teposition,  a  position  nigh  to  some  thing. 
Ob,  with  its  forms  oc,  of,  op,  means  against,  in  the  way  of;  as, 

oStrude,  to  thrust  against ;  oppose,  to  place  against ;  occv. 

to  come  in  the  way  of, 
Per,  through  ;  as,  joervade,  to  go  through. 
Post,  after;  as,  J90«<.scnpt,  written  after. 
Pre,  Pr^,  before;  as,  ^jr^judge,  to  judge  before. 
Preter,  beyond,  past ;  as,  preternatural,  beyond  what  is  natural. 
Vno,  forth,  forward,  for  ;  as,  joroduce,  bringyor^A;  j^rogress,  to  go 

forward;  ^jronoun,,/br  a  noun. 
Re,  again,  bach  ;  as,  reload,  to  load  again ;  recede,  to  go  baclc. 
Retro,  bacTcward ;  as,  retrograde,  going  backward. 
Se,  aside,  apart ;  as,  seduce,  to  lead  aside  or  a.stray;  «eclude,  to 

confine  apart  froui  others. 
Sine,  without ;  as,  sirtecure,  without  care. 
Sub,  Subtek,  under ;  as,  swSscribe,  to  Avrite  under ;  subterfuge,  a 

flj'ing  under.     Sub  is  changed,  to  sue,  suf,  sva,  sup,  sur, 

and  sus.  . 
Super,  above,  over;   as,  sw^ernatural,  above  nature;   «M^eradd,  to 

add  over  and  above. 
Tr.vns,   across,   beyond ;    as,    transport,   to    carry  across   the  sea ; 

transatlantic,  beyond  the  Atlantic. 
Ultra,  beyond ;  as,  -wZ^ramarine,  beyond  the  sea. 

III.    greek  prefixes. 

A,  AN,  without;  as,  apatliy,  without  feeling;  anarchy,  without 
government. 

Amphi,  both,  on  both  sides  ;  as,  amphihwus,  living  both  on  land  and 
in  water. 

Ana,  again,  through ;   as,   a7J«baptist,  one  who   baptizes  again  ; 

.  anatomy,  a  cutting  through. 

4Anti,  against,  opposite  to;  as,  an^/christ,  against  Christ;  anti- 
podes,  having  feet  opposite  ours  ;  living  on  the  other  side  of 
the  eartli. 

Apo,  from ;  as,  crprtstate,  one  who  has  gone  away  from  his  re- 
ligion. 

Auto,  self ;  as,  autos:rii\>\\,  written  by  one's  self. 

DiA,  through;  as,  fZ/ametcr,  a  straight  line  passing  thro^igh  tlie 
center  of  a  circle. 


170  NATIONAL    rRONOUNCINO    SPKLLEK. 


ige,  At,  art,  ill,  biie,  isk  ;    mh,  fend,  ^ir  ;   Ice,  in  ;   6ld,  &n,  do. 

Ex,  EM,  in,  on;  as,  endemic,  in  the  people;  cwphasis,  a  stress  of 

voice  on  a  ]);irticiilar  •word  in  a  sentence. 
Ei'i,  npon ;  as,  f/jJLapli,  an  inscription  upon  a  tomb;  epidemic,  a 

disease  upon  the  people. 
TIypkr,  beyond,  over  ;  as,  ^?/^c?-bolical,  exnggerating  or  diminishing 

hcyond  tlie  fact ;  ^yy^^^rcritical,  o?;f  rorilical. 
Hypo,  under ;  as  Jiypocvite,  one  who  keeps  under  or  hides  his  trpc- 

character. 
Meta,  beyond ;  as,  ?»efaphor,  a  word  carried  beyond  its  meaning. 
Paka,  against,  lile,  by  the  side  of;  as,  paradox,  againKt  common 

opinion;  parody,  an  ode  lilce  another;  ^^arallel,  hy  the  side 

of  another. 
Peri,  near  to,  round;  as,  perih.et\\ox\,  near  to  or  around  the  sn:> ; 

perimeter,  a  line  passing  round  a  figure. 
Stx,  sun,  STL,  SYM,  together,  with ;  as,  synod,  a  coming  together; 

ay^able,  letters  pronounced  together  ;  sympathy,  feeling  with 

or  for  another. 


AFFIXES. 

An  Affix  is  a  -word,  or  part  of  a  -word,  placed  after 
anotlier  to  form  with  it  a  new  word. 

In  recitation,  the  pupil  should  spell  both  the  radical  and  the  deriva- 
'tive  of  words  assigned  by  the  teacher  for  the  illustration  of  each  lesson, 
giving  the  meanimj  (jf  the  primitive  word,  of  the  AD5x,  and  of  both  in 
combination.  It  should  be  remembered,  however,  that  Affixes  are 
sometimes  onh'  used  for  the  sake  of  euphony,  or  to  lengthen  a  word, 
without  modifying  the  meaning. 

Able,  ibi.e,  bi-E,  ile,  that  may  be ;  as,  readaZ>Z<?,  that  may  be  read; 

defensi7>/c,  that  may  be  defended. 
AcEOUS,  consisting  of,  resembling ;    as,  herbaceous,   consisting  rf 

herbs;  nvanaceous,  consisting  of  sand. 
AcY,  being,  state,  office;  as,  fallacy,  any  tiling  false,  being  false; 

prelacy,  the  office  of  a  ])relate. 
AoK,  state  of,  a  collection,  the  act  of;  as,   dotage,  in   a  state  of 

doting;  foliayc,  a  collection  ''_/ leaves;  CAviage,  tlio  act  of 

carting. 
An,  ai^  ory',  10,  ID,  IXE,  ii.e,  belonging  to,  pertaining  to ;  Amer- 
ican, belonging  to  America;   nasaZ,  belonging  to  the  nose; 

rustic,  pertaining  to  the  country;  feminmc,  pertaining  to 

females;  j)euri76',  belonging  to  a  boy. 


AFFIXES.  177 

mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  azure. 

Ana,  the  sayings  of;  as,  Johnsouia/ia,  the  sayings  of  Johnson. 

Ard,  state^  character^  one  who ;  as,  dota/'tZ,  one  in  a  state  of  do- 
tage; wizartZ,  one  having  the  character  of  wisdom  of  a 
peculiar  kind ;  drunkard,  one  who  drinks. 

A.R,  one  who  ;  also,  j^^rtaining  to  ;  as,  begga?-,  one  who  begs ;  vulgar, 
pertaining  to  the  common  people. 

A.RT,  relating  to^  one  irho  is;  as,  military,  relating  to  soldiers; 
adversary,  one  irho  is  adverse. 

Art,  ert,  ory,  a  place  for^  a  collection  of;  as,  herbary,  a  place 
for  herbs;  rookery,  a  collection  of  rooks;  dormito?'y,  a 
place  for  sleeping. 

Ate,  to  make ;  as,  terminate,  to  make  an  end;  renovafe,  to  make 
new. 

DoM,  possessions  of  state  ;  as,  duke^Zo^n,  the  possessions  of  a  dnke; 
freedo7n,  state  of  being  free;  wisdom,  state  or  quality  of  be- 
ing wise. 

Ee.  one  icho  is,  also  the  ohject  of  an  action ;  as,  absentee,  one  who 
is  absent ;  lessee,  one  to  whom  a  lease  is  given. 

Er,  or,  one  who,  the  agent  in  action ;  as,  accuser,  one  tcho  accuses ; 
contribute?',  tlie  person  who  contributes.  Eer  is  another 
form  of  ER :  as,  mountaineer,  one  who  lives  on  the  moun- 
tains. 

En,  made  of  consisting  of  to  make  ;  as,  woodero,  made  of  wood ; 
golde?j,  made  of  gold,  or  resembling  what  is  made  of  gold; 
straighten,,  to  make  straight ;  brighte/i,  to  make  bright. 

Ence,  state  of  being  ;  also  denotes  continuance  of  action  ;  ns,  tur- 
bulence, state  of  leing  turbulent;  confidence,  confiding  in, 
the  act  of  confiding  in ;  cadence,  falling,  or  the  action  of 
falling. 

Ent,  one  icho ;  also,  7/eing,  state  of  icing ;  as,  agen^,  one  who  acts; 
confide?) #,  having  confidence,  heing  sure;  fluent.  Icing  in  a 
flowing  state,  flowing. 

EsoEXT,  growing ;  essence,  state  of  growing ;  as,  convale^ccTi^, 
growing  well  ;  convalescerice,  state  of  growiiig,  having 
grown  well. 

Et,  let,  little;  as,  casket,  a  little  cask;  leaflet,  a  little  leaf. 

Ety,  ty,  state  of  heing  ;  as,  satiety,  state  of  heing  full  or  satisfied; 
poverty,  state  of  heing  poor. 

Ess,  denotes  the  feminine  gender;  as,  lioness,  princess. 

YvL,fullof;  as,  hope/wZ,,/'^^^^  ^/hope;  health/?/Z,./«ZZ  oyhealtli. 

Fy,  to  make ;  puri/y,  to  make  pure  ;  forti/y,  to  make  strong. 

Hood,  state  of  office  ;  as,  priestAootZ,  the  office  or  state  of  a  priest; 
hoyhood,  state  (?/ being  a  boy. 


ITS  KATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPPXLER. 

ige,  it.  ait,  all,  bare,  ask  ;  mh,  fend,  lir  ;  ice,  !n  ;  old,  on,  do. 

Ici.E,  CLE,  little  ;  as,  i>article,  a  little  part ;  tnhercle,  a  little  tumor. 

Ics,  the  science^  the  art;  as,  acoustics,  the  science  of  sound; 
matheinatjcs,  the  science  of  measurement. 

IzE,  SIZE,  to  mal-e,  to  give;  as,  fertil/ze,  to  make  fertile;  magnetise, 
to  give  the  property  of  a  magnet. 

Isn,  a  little^  like ;  as,  blackwA,  a  little  black ;  churl/sA,  like  a 
churl;  round /sA,  a  little  round.  Also,  to  make,  to  supply* 
as,  fnvnish,  to  supply  furniture;  cherish,  to  make  cheer- 
ful. 

Ism,  doctrine,  idiom,  ^^ar^j'i  J^eculiarity,  sect ;  as,  Calvinism,  the 
pnrtjj  or  doctrine  of  Calvin ;  Latinj^m,  an  idiom  of  the  Latin 
language;  vulgarism,  \he 2Jeculiariti/  of  the  vulg.ir. 

TsT,  one  skilled  in;  as  linguist,  one  il:illed  in  languages;  florist, 
one  who  cultivates  flowers. 

Ite,  a  descendant,  a  follower ;  as,  Israili7(7,  a  descendant  of  Israel; 
Jacobi7^,  a  foUoicer  of  (Jacobus)  Jaines.  Also,  having  and 
one  icho  ;  us,  dcfinf ^  having  an  end ;  favorite,  one  who  is  in 
favor. 

IvE,  denotes  an  active  quality  ;  as,  \x\oiivc,  moving;  pcrsuasitie, 
having  the  quality  of  persuading.  It  also  denotes  state  or 
condition  ;  as,  Cii\iiive,  one  in  a  state  of  captivity. 

Kin,  little ;  as,  \x\a,\\\kin,  a  little  man;  lambi'iw,  a  little  lamb. 

Less,  loithout ;  as,  thoughtless,  withozit  thought. 

Like,  resembling,  like  ;  as,  goillike,  resembling  a  god. 

LixG,  little  ;  as,  davling,  little  dear.  Its  signification  is  similar  to 
that  of  CLE,  EL,  ET,  LET,  ocK ;  as,  satchcZ,  a  little  sack ;  pocke^ 
a  little  poke. 

Lt,  like,  manner  ;  as,  manly,  like  a  man  ;  braveZy,  in  a  brave  man- 
ner ;  happi??/,  in  a  happy  manner. 

Mext,  the  act  of  doing,  state  ;  as,  banish7nr«^,  tlie  ocf  rj/* banishing; 
contentmew/.,  the  state  of  being  contented. 

MoNY,  state  of  being,  the  thing  done  ;  as,  acrimony,  state  of  being 
sharp;  testimon?/,  the  thing  testified. 

Kes.s,  state  of  being,  quality  ;  as  blessed?iess,  state  of  being  blessed; 
whiteness,  quality  of  being  Avhite. 

Ou3,  osE,  full  of;  as,  dangerous,  full  of  danger;  xcrhose,  full  of 
words. 

TacK,  jurisdiction  ;  as,  bishopr/c/L,  i]io  jurisdiction  of  a  bishop. 

iSuii',  office,  state;  as,  clerksAjjo,  office  of  a  clerk;  fellows/iip,  the 
office  of  a  fellow,  the  state  of  being  on  equal  or  friendly 
terms. 

HouK,  full  of  ;  as,  troublesome, /a^^  <!/"  trouble. 

Tide,  time;  as,  noontule,  noontime. 


USE    OF    PKEPOSITIOXS. 


1:0 


mute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  fi  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  (his  ;  azure. 

TrDE,  state^  quality  ;  ^vaWtude^  state  of  being  grateful;  jironipti- 

tude^  quality  of  promptness. 
Ule,  small;  as,  glob'iZc,  a  swiaZZ  globe. 
Ward,    toward  ;   as,   westward,   toward   the    west  ;    1  leaven tcarr?, 

toward  heaven. 
Uke,  that  which  does,  the  thing  done;  as,  legislatwrf,   that  which 

makes  the  laws;   itivestitt;?'e,   the  thing  invested;   capture^ 

the  thing  taken,  or  manner  of  taking. 
Y,  consisting  of,  full  of ;   as,  sand^/,  consisting  of  sand  ;   bloody, 

full  of  blood. 


USE  OF  PREPOSITIONS. 

The  idioms  of  the  English  language  require  particu- 
lar prepositions  after  certain  \vords  and  ])hrases;  as, 


Abhorrence  of 
Abound  in. 
Abstain  ^roni. 
Accede  to. 
Accompanied  with 

or  ty. 
Accord  with. 
Accordance  with. 
According  to. 
Accuse  of  or  ly. 
Acquaint  with. 
Acquiesce  in. 
Acquit  of. 
Adapt  to. 
Adequate  to. 
Adhere  to. 
Adherence  to. 
Admiration  <?/. 
Admonish  of. 
Affinity  to. 
Agree  with  or  to. 
Agreeable  to. 
Alienate/ro)??. 
Allude  to. 
Alteration  in. 


Ambitious  of. 
Analogy  hetxccen. 
Antipatiiy  to. 
Arrived  at  or  in. 
Astonished  at. 
Attended  with  or  ly. 
Aversion  to. 
Bestow  on  or  upon. 
Boast  of 
Call  on  or  upon. 
Capacity  yor.- 
Charge  011  ot  with. 
Clear  of 

Compare  to  or  with. 
Compatible  with. 
Compliance  with. 
Comply  with. 
Confide  in. 
Conformable  to. 
Congenial  to. 
Consonant  to. 
Converse  with. 
Copy  after  ov  from. 
Correspond     to    or 
with. 


Deficient  in. 
Dependent  on. 
Derogate  yro??i. 
Devolve  on. 
Die  of  or  ly. 
DifferjO'om. 
Differenty?'<J7?i. 
Difficult  in. 
Diminution  of. 
Discouragement  to. 
DissentjO'om. 
Distinguish^/"row. 
Eager  hi. 
Enamored  of. 
Endeared  to. 
Endowed  with. 
Engage  in. 
Entrance  into. 
Exclusive  of. 
Expert  at  or  in. 
Fawn  on  or  v^on. 
Followed  hy. 
Foreign  to. 
Frown  on  or  uporu 
Ignorant  qf. 


ISO 


NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPKLLER. 


kze,  ht,  art,  411,  l>4re,  Sik  ;    mi,   km],  Irr ;    Ice,  !n  ;  6ld,  on,  do. 


Inculcate  on. 
Inrlependeut  of. 
Indifferent  to. 
Inform  of. 
Initiate  in  or  into. 
Insist  on. 
Intent  on. 
]iinred  to. 
Inveigli  against. 
Militate  against. 
Mistrustful  of. 


Need  of. 
Observance  of. 
Partake  of. 
Prejudice  against. 
Prejadicial  to. 
Protit  %. 
Proud  of. 
Pursuance  of. 
Pursuant  to. 
Reconcile  to  or  icith. 
Recreant  from. 


Regard  to. 
Relevant  to. 
Replete  with. 
Restore  to. 
Swerve  from. 
Sympathy  with. 
True  to. 
Trust  in. 
Versed  in. 
"Want  of. 
Worthy  of. 


The  mistakes  that  arise  from  the  use  of  wrong  prepositions  after  these 
words,  are  very  numerous.  The  more  the  distinction  in  the  use  and 
Kignitication  of  words  is  weighed  and  attended  to,  the  more  clearly  and 
forcibly  shall  pupils  learn  to  speak  or  write.  They  should  he  required 
to  construct  sentences,  embracing  all  the  words  in  the  preceding  list, 
in  which  both  the  correct  and  tlie  incorrect  use  of  prepositions  shall  be 
given.  To  illustrate  the  manner  in  whicli  sentences  may  thus  be  con- 
structed, we  introduce  the  following 

I>ictation  I£xeircl&es. 

lie  Ava3  averse  to  [not  from']  sweh.  an  imdertaking.  His  abhor- 
rence of  [not  withi  that  deed,  moved  }iim  to  accede  to  her  request. 
Abstain  from  the  use  of  rum.  He  was  accused  of  a  crime  dy  his 
cousin.  Those  streams  abotind  in  fish.  Agree  to  what  lie  lias  done. 
Actions  should  correspond  with  words.  Tiiis  thing  corresponds  to 
that.  Initiate  my  son  in  spelling.  Initiate  him  into  our  club. 
She  vi'ill  die  of  a  disease ;  but  he,  hy  the  sword.  I  will  tritst  in 
the  Lord,  though  I  am  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  his  mercies. 


ABBREVIATIONS  EXPLAINED. 


A.  or  Ans.  Answer. 

A.  Adjective. 

A.  A.  S.  Fellow  of  the  American 

Academy. 
A.  1).  JJaclielor  of  Arts. 
Abbr.   Abbreviated. 
Abj).  Arcbbi.-^liDp. 
A.  C.  IJcfore  Christ. 
Acct.  Account.' 


A.  D.  In  the  year  of  our  Lord 
Ad.  Adverb. 
Adj.  Adjutant. 
Adm.  Admiral. 
Admr.  Administrator. 
Mt.  Aged. 
Ala.  Alabama. 

A.  M.    Master  of  Arts;    Before 
noon ;  In  the  year  of  the  world. 


ABBREVIATIONS    EXPLAINKD. 


181 


mute,  up,  full. —  c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  fhis  ;  azuro. 


Am.  American. 

A  int.  Amount. 

An.  (Anno.)  In  the  year, 

Anat.  Anatomy. 

Anon.  Anonymous. 

Apr.  April. 

Ap.  Apostle. 

Arch.  Architecture. 

Ark.  Arkansas. 

Att.  Attorney. 

Aug.  August. 

B.  A.  Bachelor  of  Arts ;  British 

America. 
Bal.  Balance. 
Bart,  or  Bt.  Baronet. 
Bbl.  Barrel. 
B.  C.  Before  Christ. 
B.  I).  Bachelor  of  Divinity. 
Bk.  Bank;  Book. 
Bot.  Botany. 
Bp.  Bishop. 

B.  V.  Blessed  Virgin. 

C.  or  Cent.  A  hundred. 
Cal.  California;  Calendar. 
Cant.  Canticles. 

Cap.  Capital. 

Caps.  Capitals. 

Capt.  Captain. 

Cash.  Cashier. 

C.  E.  Canada  East;  Civil  En- 
gineer. 

Ch.  Church. 

Chap.  Chapter. 

Chem.  Chemistry. 

Chron.  Chronicles. 

CI.  Clerk. 

C.  J.  Chief-Justice. 

Co.  Company;  County. 

Col.  Colonel;  Colossians. 

Coll.  College. 

Com.  Commissioner;  Commo- 
dore: Committee;  Commerce. 

0(mg.  Congress. 

Oonn.  or  Ct.  Connecticut. 

Const.  Constable. 

Cor.  Corinthians. 

C.  P.  Common  Pleas. 


C.  P.  S.  Keeper  of  the  Privy  Seal. 
Cr.  Credit  or  Creditor. 
C.  S.  Keeper  of  the  Seal. 
Ct.  Cent;  Connecticut;  Count; 

Court. 
Cts.  Cents. 

C.  W.  Canada  West. 
Cwt.  A  hundred  weiglit. 

Dan.  Danish;  Daniel. 

D.  C.  District  of  Columbia. 

D.  D.  Doctor  of  Divinity. 
Dea.  Deacon. 

Dec.   December. 

Deg.  Degree. 

Del.  Delaware ;  Delegate. 

Den.  Denmark. 

Dept.  Department;  Deputy. 

Deut.  Deuteronomy. 

Diet.  Dictionary ;  Dictator. 

Dist.  District. 

Do.  Ditto ;  tbe  same. 

Dolls.  Dollars. 

Doz.  Dozen. 

Dr.  Debtor;  Doctor. 

E.  East;  Earl. 
Eccl.  Ecclesiastes. 
Eccles.  Ecclesiasticns. 
Ed.  Edition;  Editor. 
E.  G.  For  example. 
E.  I.  East  Indies. 
Encyc.  Encyclopedia. 

E.  N.  E.  East-Northeast. 
Eng.  England ;  English. 
Ep.  Epistle. 
Eph.  Ephesians. 

E.  S.  E.  East-Southeast. 
Esq.  Esquire. 

Etc.  And  so  forth. 

Ex.   Example  ;  Exception  •,   Ex 

odus. 
Exc.  Excellency. 
Exr.  Executor. 
Ezek.  Ezekiel. 

F.  France ;  Florin. 
Fahr    Fahrenheit. 
Feb.  February. 


1S2 


NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPKIJ.KK. 


igc,  it,  Sit.  all,  bare.  a,;k  ;  mh,  Bnd.  err  ;   Ice,  !n  ;   6lcl,  6u,  diV 


Fem.  yeminine. 
Fig.  Figure. 
F]i)r.  or  F:i.  Florida. 
Fo.  Folio. 

Fr.  France;  Francis;  French. 
F.  R.  S.  Fellow  of  the  Royal  So- 
ciety. 

F.  S.  A.   Fellow  of  the  Society 
of  Arts. 

Pt.  Feet;  Foot;  Fort. 
Fur.  Furlong. 

Ga.  Georgia. 
Gal.  Galatians. 
Gall.  Gallons. 

G.  B.  Great  Britain. 
Gen.  Genesis ;  General. 
Gent.  Gentlemen. 
Geo.  George;  Georgia. 
Geol.  Geology. 
Geom.  Geometry. 
Ger.  German. 

Gov.  Governor. 
Gr.  Greek  ;  Grains. 
Gram.  Grammar;  Gross. 

II.  or  llr.   Hour. 

II.  I).  M.  Ills  or  Her  Britannic 
Majesty. 

Heb.  Hebrews. 

HIiil.  Hog>head. 

Hist.  History. 

Hon.  H-onorable. 

H.  R.  House  of  Representatives. 

H.  S.  S.  Fellow  of  the  Historical 

Society. 
Hund.  Hundred. 

l.or  Isl.   Island. 
Indiana. 
lb.  or  Ibid.  In  the  same  place. 
Id.  The  same. 
I.  e.  That  is. 

I.  H.  S.   (Jexus  Honiinvm  Salva- 
tor),  Jesus  the  Saviour  of  men. 

III.  IJhnois. 
Incog.  Unknown. 
In.  Inch. 

Ind.  Indiana. 


Inst.  Instant — the  present  month. 

Int.   Interest. 

lo.  Iowa. 

Isa.  Isaiah. 

It.  Italian  ;  Italy. 

J.  Judge. 

Jac.  Jacob. 

Jan.  January. 

J.  H.  S.  (Jesus  Hominum  Salvtu 

tor),  Jesus  the  Saviour  of  Man 

kind. 
Jno.  John. 
Jona.  Jonathan. 
Jos.  Joseph. 
Josh.  Joshua. 
J.  P.  Justice  of  the  Peace. 
Jr.  or  Jnn.  Junior. 
Jul.  Julv. 


K.  King. 
Kan.  Kanzas, 


Ky.  Kentuck}". 
Kt.  ^" 


Lord 


Knight. 


L.  Lady;  Latin:  Lord. 

L.  lb.  A  pound  in  weight. 

L.  I.  or  £.  A  pound  sterling 

La.  Louisiana. 

Lat.  Latin ;  Latitude. 

L.   C.    Lower   Canada ; 

Chancellor. 
Ld.  Lord. 
Ldp.  Lordship. 
Legis.  Legislature. 
Lev.  Leviticus. 
Lieut.  Lieutenant. 
LL.  B.  Bachelor  of  Laws. 
LL.  J).  Doctor  of  Laws. 
Lon.  Longitude. 
Loud.  London. 
Lou.  or  La.   Louisiana. 
L.  S.  PIac'^>  of  the  Seal. 

M.  Marquis;  Meridian;  Mile; 
Monsieur;  Morning;  Thou- 
sand. 

M.  A.  Master  of  Arts  ;  MHitary 
Academy. 


ABBREVIATIONS    EXPLAINED. 


183 


mite,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  this  ;  azure. 


Mad.  Madam. 

Maj.  Major. 

Mas.  Masculine. 

Mass.  Massachusetts. 

Math.  Mathematics. 

Matt.  Mattliew. 

M.  B.  Bachelor  of  Physic ; 
Bachelor  of  Music. 

M.  C.  Member  of  Congress. 

M.  D.  Doctor  of  Physic. 

Md.  Maryland. 

Me.  Maine. 

Med.  Medicine. 

Mem.  Remember;  Memoran- 
dum. 

Messrs.  Gentlemen ;  Sirs. 

Micii.  Michigan. 

Min.  Mineralogy. 

Minn.  Minnesota. 

Miss,  or  Mi.  Mississippi. 

Mo.  Missouri  ;  Month. 

M.  p.  Member  of  Parliament. 

Mr.  Master  or  Mister. 

^IS.  Manu:;cript. 

MSS.  Manuscripts. 

Mr.  Mount  or  Mountain. 

Mus.  Music;  Museum. 

N.  North  ;  Note  ;  Number. 
N.  A.  North  America. 
Nat.  Natural. 
Nath.  Nathaniel. 
N.  B.  Take  notice.  •  ■ 

N.  C.  North  Carolina. 
N.   E.    Northeast;    New  Eng- 
land. 
Neb.  Nebraska. 
N.  H.  New  Hampshire. 
N.  J.  New  Jersey. 
N.  N.  E.  North-Northeast. 
N.  N.  W.  North-Northwest. 
No.  Number. 
Nom.  Nominative. 
Nov.  November. 
N.  S.  Nova  Scotia ;  Nptt  Style. 
Num.  Numbers. 
N.  T.  New  Testamer' 
N.  W.   Nortliweit. 
N.  Y.  New  York. 


O.  Ohio. 

Ob.  {Ohiit)  Died. 

Obj.  Objective;  Objection. 

Obt.  Obedient. 

Oct.  October. 

Ord.  Ordnance. 

O.  S.  Old  Style. 

O.  T.  Old  Testament. 

Oz.  Ounces. 

P.  Page;  Pint;  Pipe. 

Pa.  or  Punn.  Pennsylvania. 

Pari.  Parliament. 

Pay't.  Payment. 

Pd.  Paid. 

Per  or  pr.  By  the ;  as,  fer  yard. 

Per  ct.  By  the  hundred. 

Pet.  Peter. 

Phil.  Philip;  Pliilippians. 

Phila.  Philadelphia. 

Pk.  Peck. 

PI.  or  Plur.  Plural. 

P.  M.  Post-Master ;  Afternoon. 

P.  0.  Post-Office. 

Pop.  Population. 

PP.  or  pp.  Pages. 

Prep.  Preposition. 

Pres.  President. 

Prob.  Problem. 

Prof.  Professor. 

Pron.  Pronoun ;  Pronunciation. 

Prop.  Proposition. 

Prot.  Protestant. 

Pro  tem.  For  the  time  being. 

Prov.  Proverbs. 

P.  S.  Postscript. 

Pub.  Public;  Published. 

Pwt.  Pennyweight. 

Q.  Question ;  Queen. 
Q.  L.  As  nmch  as  you  please. 
Qr.  Quarter. 

Q.  S.  A  sufficient  quantity. 
Qt.  Quart. 

Q.  V.  Which  see;  As  much  as 
you  please. 

Rec.  or  R.  Recipe. 
Kec'd.  Received. 


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ige,  &t,  4rt,  ill,  b&re,  ask  ;  m^,  iiid,  Srr  ;   ice,  fn  ;   old,  on,  dS. 


Rec.  Sec.  Recording  Secretary. 

Rect.  Rector;  Receipt. 

Ref.  Retbriiied. 

Reg.  Register ;  Regular. 

Regt.  Regiment. 

Rep.   Representative;  Republic. 

Rev.  Revelations ;  Reverend. 

Rliet.  Riietoric. 

R.  I.  Riiode  Island. 

Robt.  Robert. 

Rom.  Romans. 

R.  R.  Railroad. 

Rt.  Riglit. 

Rt.  Hon.  Right  Honorable. 

Rt.  Rev.  Right  Reverend. 

S.    Seconds ;    Shilling  ;    Sign  ; 

South. 
S.  A.  South  America. 
Sam.  Samuel. 
Sax.  Saxon. 
S.  C.  South  Carolina. 
Schr.  Schooner. 
S.  E.  Southeast. 
Sec.  Secretary. 
Sect.   Section. 
Sen.  Senator;  Senior. 
Sept.  September. 
SerJ.  Sergeant. 
Serv.  Servant. 
Sing.  Singular. 
Sol.  Solomon;  Solution. 
Sp.  Si)ain ;  Spanish. 
Sfj.  Square. 
Sr.  Sir  or  Senior. 
SS.  Namely. 

S.  S.  E.  South-Southeast. 
S,  S.  W.  South-Southwest. 
St.  Saint;  Street. 
Sup.  Superior. 
Surg.  Surgeon. 
S.  W.  Southwest, 

T.  Town  ;  Territory. 
Tenn,  Tennessee. 
Theo.  Theodore. 
Tlieol.  Theology. 
Thess.  Tlie^saiouiana. 
Tim.  Timothy. 


Transpose ; 


Tit.  Titus;  Title. 
Tr.     Translation  ; 

Treasurer. 
Turk.  Turkey. 
Typ.  Typographer. 


U.  C.  Upper  Canada. 

Ult.  Last,  or  the  last  month. 

U.  S.  United  States. 

U.  S.  A.  United  States  of  Ameri 

ca  ;  United  States  x\nny. 
U.  S.  M.  A.  United  States  Mil] 

tary  Academy. 
U.  S.'N.  United  States  Navy. 
U.  S.  S.  United  States  Senate. 

V.  (  Vldc^  See  ;  Yerse. 

Va.   Virginia. 

Vis.  Viscount. 

Viz,  Namely  ;  To  wit. 

Vol.  Volume. 

Vols.  Volume?. 

V,  P.  Vice  President. 

Vt.  Vermont. 

W.  West. 

Wed,  Wednesday, 

Wk.  Week. 

AV.  I.  West  Indies. 

Wis.  Wisconsin. 

W.  Lon.  West  Longitude. 

W.  N.  W.  West-Northwest. 

W.  S.  W.  West-Southwest. 

W[).   Worship. 

Wis.   Wisconsin. 

Wt.  Weight. 

Xmas.  Christmas. 
Xt.  Christ. 

Y.  Year. 
Yd.  Yard. 
Yds.  Yards. 
Yr.  Your. 
Yrs.  YcuTS. 

Zool.  Zo(ilog7. 

&c.  And  so  form. 


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iiiute,  up,  full. — c  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  u  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  dh  as  sh  ;  tbis  ;  aEure. 

After  pupils  have  learned  the  preceding  list,  they  should  be  required 
to  construct  sentences,  appropriately  introducing  all  the  abbreviations, 
as  illustrated  by  the  following 

Dictation  Exercises. 

J.  M.  "Webb,  jun.,  Esq.,  at  length  became  M.  D.,  A.  M.,  A.  A.  S. 
To  II.  B.  M.  Victoria,  I  am  greatly  indebted.  On  the  8d  inst.  I 
saw  Gov.  Wise,  of  Va.  Rev.  Henry  Jones,  of  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
directed  a  letter  to  Et.  Rev.  Alonzo  Potter,  D.  D.,  of  Penn.  Gen. 
Jackson  was  Pres.  of  the  U.  S.,  a.  d.  1830.  The  society  met  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  on  the  30th  ult.  N.  B.  I  shall  depart  at  9 
o'clock,  A.  M.  Prof.  Good  became  LL.D.,  H.  S.  S.,  F.  S.  A., 
F.  R.  S.,  &c. 


FOREIGN  WORDS  AND  PHRASES. 

Abbkeviations. — Ij.  Latin  ;  Y.Frencli;  S.  Spanish  ,•  1.  Italian. 


Ab  initio  (inish'i  o),  L.     From  the 

beginning. 
Ad  cap  tan'dum,  L.    To  attract  or 

please. 
Ad  rem,  L.     To  the  point. 
A  la  mode,  F.  According  to  fashion. 
Ad  lib'itum,  L.  At  pleasure. 
Ad  valo'rera,  L.     According  to  the 

value. 
Alias,  L.     Otherwise. 
Alibi,  L.   Elsewhere ;  proof  of  havr 

ing  been  elsewhere. 
Alma  mater,  L.    A  benign  motoer  ; 

a  university. 
Anno  mundi,  L.     In  the  year  of 

the  world. 
Anglice  (4ng'glise),  L.  In  English. 
Apropos  (&p'ro  p6),  F.    To  the  pur- 
pose. 
Au  fait  (o  fi),  F.    Skillful ;  expert. 
Beau  monde  (bo  mond'),  F.     The 

gay  world. 
Belles  lettres  (bel  \Ht'),  F.     Polite 

lit^r.ature. 
Bijou  (be  j6'),  F.     A  jewel. 


Billet  doux  (bil  la  d3'),  F.    A  love 

letter. 
Bon  jour  (bong  j6r'),  F.    Good-day. 
Bon  mot  (bong  mo'),  F.     A  witty 

remark. 
Bon  ton,  F.    The  height  of  fiishion. 
Bon  vivant  (bong  ve  v^ng),  F.     A 

good  liver  ;  a  jovial  companion. 
Bo'na  fl'de,  L.     In  good  faith. 
Boudoir  (b6  dwir'),   F.     A  small 

room. 
Ci'pias,  L.     A  law  term;  you  may 

take. 
Casus  belli,  L.   An  occasion  for  war. 
Chef  d'oeuvre   (sha  dovr'),  F.     A 

masterpiece. 
Cicerone  (ch^  cha  r6'ne),  I.  A  guide 

showing  works  of  art. 
Clique  (klik),  F.     A  party. 
Comme  il  faut  (kom'M  fo'),  F.    As 

it  ought  to  be. 
Compos  mentis,  L.    Of  sound  mind. 
Con  a  mo're,  L.  With  love  or  zest. 
Connoisseur  (kon  nes  sur),   F-     A 

skillful  judge. 


136 


NATIONAL    PRONOUNCING    SPELLKK. 


ige,  it,  ftit,  all,  birc,  ask  ;  mi,  ind,  hr  ;  ice,  in  ;  old,  on,  do. 


Cortege  (kor  tiz),  F.     An  escort. 

Cornucopite,  L.     Horn  of  plenty. 

Coup  d'etat  (U6  d;i  ta'),  F.  A  mas- 
ter-stroke in  politics. 

Conp  de  grace  (k6  de  gr.^s'),  F.  The 
finishing  blow. 

Coup  de  main  (ko  deh  ming),  F. 
A  taking  by  surprise. 

Coup  dffill  (ko  dal'),  F.  A  glance 
of  the  eye  ;  a  hasty  view. 

Debris  (deb  ri'),  I'-  Broken  rem- 
nants. 

Denouement  (dSn  6  m Jng').  F.  The 
unraveling  of  a  plot. 

De  f;icto,  L.     From  the  fact. 

D6  1  gri  ti  a,  L.  By  the  grace  of 
God. 

De  novo,  L.     Anew. 

Devoirs  (dev  wirz'),  F.  Duties ; 
acts  of  civility. 

Dishabille  (dis  a  hhV),  F.  An  un- 
dress. 

Donna,  I.     A  lady  of  rank. 

Double  entendre  (do'bl-an  tan'dr), 
F.     Double  meaning. 

Dramatis  person;r,  L.  Persons  of 
the  drama. 

Eclaircissement  (a  kl&r  sis  m&ng'), 
F.   A  clearing  up,  or  explanation. 

6clat  (ikiao.  F-  Splendor,  ap- 
plause. 

6lite  (ilit),  F.  Choice,  select  so- 
ciety. 

Encore  (ing  kor'),  F.  Again  ;  a 
word  used  to  call  for  a  repetition. 

En  masse  (ang  m^s'),  F.  In  a  mass. 

Ennui  (&ng  wi'),  F.    "Weariness. 

Entr(<e  (dug  tri'),  F.     Entrance. 

Entre  nous  (intr  n6'),  F.  Between 
us  ;  confidentially. 

Entr.'p6t  (dng  tr  pi'),  F.  Depot 
for  goods. 

E  pluribua  unum,  L.  One  formed 
of  many.  The  motto  of  the 
United  Slates. 

Ergo,  L.     Therefore. 


Esprit  de  corps  (es  pre  de  k(Sr'),  F. 

The  spirit  of  a  body  of  men. 
Et  cietera,  L.     And  so  forth. 
Exit,  L.     He  goes  off. 
Ex'eunt  omnes,  L.     All  go  off. 
Exempli  gratia,  L.     For  the  saka 

of  example. 
Ex  cathedra,  L.     From  the  chair. 
Ex  curia,  L.     Out  of  court. 
Ex  officio,  L.     By  virtue  of  office. 
Ex  par'te,  L.    On  one  side  ;  on  the 

part  of. 
Expose  (eks  po  zk'),  F.     A  laying 

open  ;  a  formal  statement  of  rea- 
sons, facts,  &c. 
Ex  tem'po  re,  L.     On  the  spur  of 

the  moment. 
Fac  sim'  i  le,  L.     An  exact  copy. 
Fete  champetre  (fit'shdm  pitr'), 

F.     A  rural  festival. 
Felo  de  se,  L.     Self-murder. 
Fiat,  Ij.     Let  it  be  done. 
Fina'le,  I.     The  concluding  piece 

in  music  ;  the  close. 
Gens  d'armes  (zawng  d'arm),   F. 

Armed  guards  of  the  police. 
Hi'bcas  corpus,  L.    You  may  have 

the  body.     A  writ  for  delivering 

a  person  from  unprisonment. 
Hauteur  (ho  tSr'),  F.  Haughtiness ; 

pride. 
Hicjacet,  L.     Here  lies. 
Ilors  de  combat  (hir'  dc  k&m  bi'), 

F.     Disabled  ;  out  of  condition 

to  fight. 
Ibidem,  L.     In  the  same  place. 
Idem,  L.     The  siime. 
M  est,  L      Tliat  is. 
Impromptu,  L.    On  the  spur  of  the 

moment. 
Impri'mis,  L.    ,In  the  first  place. 
Im  prov  i  sa  t6're,  L.  An  impromi> 

tu  poet. 
In  extcn'so,  L.     In  ful". 
In  medias  res,  L.     Into  the  midst 

of  affairs. 


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187 


mute,  up,  fiiii. — o  as  k  ;  g  as  j  ;  n  as  ng  ;  s  as  z  ;  di  as  sh  ;  fliis ,  azure. 


Ill  per  pet'u  um,  L.     Forever. 
In  pet'to,  I.    la  reserve  or  secrecy. 
In  pro'pri  a  per  so'na,  L.  In  person. 
In  statu  quo,  L.      In   its   former 
state. 

In  toto,  L.     Whollj',  entirely. 

In  trdn'situ,  L.     On  the  passage. 

Incog'nito,  L.     In  disguise. 

Instanter,  L.     Quiclily,  earnestly. 

Ip'se    dix'it,  L.     He   himself  has 
said  it ;  mere  assertion. 

Ipso  facto,  L.     By  the  act  itself. 

Ipso  jure,  L.     By  the  law  itself. 

Item,  L.     Likewise,  also. 

Jeu  d'esprit  (ze  des  pro'j,  F-     Play 
of  wit. 

Jet  d'eau  (za  do').    Play  of  water  ; 
an  ornamental  water-spout. 

Labor  omnia  viucit,  L.    Labor  con- 
quers every  thing. 

Lapsus  linguas,  L.     A  slip  of  the 
tongue. 

Laus  Deo,  L.     Praise  to  God. 

Lex  talionis,  L.     Tlie  law  of  re- 
taliation. 

Licet,  L.     It  is  allowed. 

Mademoiselle  (ma  dem  wh  zhV),  F. 
A  young  unmarried  lady. 

Magna   Charta   (k^r'taj,    L.     The 
great  charter. 

Messieurs  (mesh'yerz),  F.    Gentle- 
men ;  Sirs. 

Me'um  et  tuum ,  L.  Mine  and  thine. 

Modus  operandi,  L.     The  mode  of 
operation. 

Monsieur  (mossfer),  F.     Sir;  Mr. 

Multum  in  parvo,  L.     Much  in  a 
little. 

Naivete'  (nSevti'),  F.    Simplicity. 

K  '  plus  ultra,  L.  Tire  farthest  limit 
or  point ;  perfection. 

Nolens  volens,  L.     Willing  or  un- 
willing. 

Nom  de  guerre,  F.  )  An  assumed 

Norn  de  plume,  F.  I      name. 

N.jtH  be'ne,  L.     Mark  well. 


Omnibus,  L.     For  all. 
On  dit  (6u'  de),  F.     People  say. 
Ora  pro  nobis,  L.     Pray  for  us. 
Outre  (6  iri'),  !'•     Exaggerated. 
Pecca'vl,  L.     I  have  sinned. 
Penchant  (pin  shang'),  F.     Incli 

nation. 
Pinxit,  L.     He  or  she  painted  it.    ' 
Plateau  (plat to),  F.    Table-land. 
Porte-monnaie  (port  mon  i'),  F.   A 

flat  money-purse. 
Po.s'se  comitatus,  L.    The  power  of 

the  count)' ;  an  armed  body. 
Post  meridiem,  L.     Afternoon. 
Post  mor'tein,  L.     After  death. 
Prima   facie,    L.     From    the    first 

view  ;  .self-evident. 
Pro  bono  publico,  L.    For  the  pul> 

lie  good. 
Pro  et  con,  i.  e.,  pro  et  contra,  L. 

For  and  against. 
Pro  tem'pore,  L.     For  the  time. 
Quantum    libet,   L.     As   much   as 

you  please. 
Quid  pro  quo,  L.    What  for  what ; 

tit  for  tat. 
Quo   warranto,    L.     By  what   au- 
thority. 
Ragout  (rago'),  F.     Stewed  meat. 
Kara    avis,    L.      A   rare    bird  ;    a 

prodigy. 
Rendezvous   (ran  di  v6),'  F.     The 

place  of  meeting. 
Re'veilld  (revil'ya),  F.    An  alarm. 
Sin.s,  F.     Without. 
Sang  froid  (sang  frwor),  F.     Cold- 
bloodedness. 
Sculjwit,  L.    He  or  ,she  engraved  it. 
Sic  semper  tyrannis,  L.     Sc  aiay  it 

always  be  with  tyrants. 
Si'ne  di'e,  L.     Without  day. 
Si'ue  q\ia  non,   L.     Indispensable 

condition. 
Sobriquet   (so  bre  ki'),    F.     Nick- 
name. 
Soiree  (swor  ri'),  F.  Evening  party. 


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NATIONAL    I'JtoNOLNCIiSG    Sl'iXUrU. 


Age,  it,  iV.t,  all.  liiiif,  ask ;   1116,  tnd,  err  ;  Ice,  In  ;  old,  un,  do. 


Status  quo,  L.  The  same  state  as 
before. 

Sub  ro'sa,  L.  Under  the  rose  ;  pri- 
vately. 

Summum  bonum,  L.  The  chief 
good. 

Tableau  (tub  16'),  F.     A  picture. 

Tapis  (tap  e'j,  F-     A  carpet. 

'Jerra  finna,  L.     Finn  earth. 

Tete-a-tete  (tiU' a  tiU'),  F.  Head 
to  head ;  a  private  conversa- 
tion. 

Ton  pet  (to  pi'),  F.  An  artificial 
lock  of  hair  ;  a  curl. 


Tout  ensemble  (tot'  ang  sam'bl),  y 

The  whole  taken  together. 
Va'de  me'cum,  L.     Go  with  lue  ; 

a  constant  companion. 
Valet  de  chambre  (viVle  de  shili.i 

br'),  F.     A  footman. 
Verbatim  et  literatim,   L.     "Word 

for  word,  and  letter  for  letter. 
Via,  L.     Ey  way  of. 
Vice  versa,  L.    The  opposite  way. 
Vis-a-vis  (viz  d  \h).  L.     Opposite 
Viva  vo'ce,  L.    By  tlie  living  voice. 
Vox  populi  vox  De'i,  L.    The  voice 

of  the  people  is  the  voice  of  God. 


Require  pupils  to  coastruct  sentences,  appropriately  introducing  foreign 
words  and  phrases,  as  illustrated  by  the  following 

Dictation  JiJxercises. 

Ho  commenced  ah  initio,  or  from  the  beginning.  His  speech 
was  ad  rem.  Your  remarks  are  quite  apropos.  My  cicerone,  who 
is  a  connoisseur,  pronounces  this  jiainting  a  chef-<T autre.  Your 
valet  de  chamhre  disturbed  our  tete-a-tete.  Report  tlie  speecli 
verbatim  et.  literatim.  A.s  a  quid  pro  qxio,  lie  exclaimed,  "-Sjc 
semper  tyrannis.''''  Return  via  Rome.  Pay  ad  valorem  duties. 
Ten  of  the  gens  d'armes  were  left  hors  dc  conihat.  His  exclama- 
tion, "  Vox  populi  vox  Dei!'''  was  not  a  lapsus  lingu4iB. 


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